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The global urbanization has produced a number of metropolises with complex urban spatial structures. Compared with monocentric cities, these metropolises typically have multiple urban centers/subcenters (UCSs). The formation and development of UCSs is driven by physical, economic and human-activity-related factors. The planning of UCSs can significantly affect the future development of a city. Considerable research has been conducted to investigate the different morphologies and functions of UCSs. Mixed findings have been reported for the identification of UCSs, which is mainly due to the ambiguity of their conceptualizations, variety of data types, different spatial scales, and diverse identification methods. Therefore, existing approaches must be evaluated to clarify their use in different social, economic and environmental contexts. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review of 70 journal papers published from 1990 to 2020 with respect to the concepts, data, analytical units, and methods used to identify UCSs. By comparing their strengths and weaknesses, the critical issues of these methodological frameworks are identified. The findings suggest that the preferred path for identifying UCSs is one that is objective, context-appropriate, theoretically supported, and based on data.
Lu Yu; Wei Zheng; Tao Yu; Yongxiang Wu. How to identify urban centers/subcenters in metropolises? An analytical review. Habitat International 2021, 115, 102397 .
AMA StyleLu Yu, Wei Zheng, Tao Yu, Yongxiang Wu. How to identify urban centers/subcenters in metropolises? An analytical review. Habitat International. 2021; 115 ():102397.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu Yu; Wei Zheng; Tao Yu; Yongxiang Wu. 2021. "How to identify urban centers/subcenters in metropolises? An analytical review." Habitat International 115, no. : 102397.
Decoupling residential building carbon emissions from residential income has great significance for carbon mitigation and even global climate change. However, the nature of the decoupling relationship between them is still unclear. This study adopts the Tapio decoupling model to explore the decoupling relationship among residential building carbon emissions (TC), per capita carbon emissions (PC), residential carbon intensity (FC) and per capita income (PCI) across 30 Chinese provinces from 2000 to 2015. Then, the Logarithmic Mean Divisa Index (LMDI) model is used to decompose the decoupling of residential building carbon intensity and PCI at the provincial level to determine the main factors determining this relationship. Results show that the main decoupling trend between FC and PCI in 30 provinces transformed from weak decoupling state to strong decoupling state during the whole period, while there is still extensive room for TC and PC to decouple with PCI. PCI has the major inhibiting effect on the decoupling between FC and PCI, while residential energy intensity (EI) has the primarily promoting effect on the decoupling. These findings provide valuable references for international policymakers in formulating precisely targeted energy-saving and carbon-reducing policies to coordinate the relationship between income and carbon emissions, and the results also can be applied to other economies and, to a greater extent, other pollutants.
Tengfei Huo; Yuling Ma; Tao Yu; Weiguang Cai; Bingsheng Liu; Hong Ren. Decoupling and decomposition analysis of residential building carbon emissions from residential income: Evidence from the provincial level in China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2020, 86, 106487 .
AMA StyleTengfei Huo, Yuling Ma, Tao Yu, Weiguang Cai, Bingsheng Liu, Hong Ren. Decoupling and decomposition analysis of residential building carbon emissions from residential income: Evidence from the provincial level in China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2020; 86 ():106487.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTengfei Huo; Yuling Ma; Tao Yu; Weiguang Cai; Bingsheng Liu; Hong Ren. 2020. "Decoupling and decomposition analysis of residential building carbon emissions from residential income: Evidence from the provincial level in China." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 86, no. : 106487.
Compared to buildings constructed in situ, prefabricated buildings (PBs) offer many environmental benefits in terms of carbon emissions, energy consumption, material consumption, and waste generation. To mitigate adverse impacts by the building sector on the environment, PBs have been widely applied in many countries. Although PB policies (PBPs) have played a significant role in guiding, supporting, and promulgating China’s PB development, few studies have systematically investigated these PBPs. As a result, the evolution of PBPs in China is not clear, which limits practitioners’ overall understanding of PBPs. To bridge this knowledge gap, a bibliometric analysis method was employed to review 136 PBPs issued in China from 1956 to 2019. Through text mining, a co-word network analysis, and a collaboration network analysis, we mapped, visualized, and described the PBP system over time. The evolution of PBPs can be divided into four phases: exploration (1956–1995), fluctuation (1996–2005), steady improvement (2006–2015), and rapid growth (2016–2019). Our findings indicate that the PB policy targets, policy objects, policy tools, performance indicators, and the collaboration structure of policymaking agencies have changed significantly across these phases. Lastly, the PB experience in China was compared with those of countries exhibiting higher levels of PB development, which can serve as a reference for PB development.
Yuna Wang; Xiaolong Xue; Tao Yu; Yaowu Wang. Mapping the dynamics of China’s prefabricated building policies from 1956 to 2019: a bibliometric analysis. Building Research & Information 2020, 49, 216 -233.
AMA StyleYuna Wang, Xiaolong Xue, Tao Yu, Yaowu Wang. Mapping the dynamics of China’s prefabricated building policies from 1956 to 2019: a bibliometric analysis. Building Research & Information. 2020; 49 (2):216-233.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuna Wang; Xiaolong Xue; Tao Yu; Yaowu Wang. 2020. "Mapping the dynamics of China’s prefabricated building policies from 1956 to 2019: a bibliometric analysis." Building Research & Information 49, no. 2: 216-233.
With the rapid development of information and communication technologies, big data is expected to enable the creation of new paradigms for construction project management and improve the efficiency of design and construction activities. In practice, a few factors with complex impacts on each other can significantly affect the utilization of big data in construction projects. Practitioners should comprehensively examine these factors when shaping strategies for promoting the use of big data in their projects. This study aimed to identify factors that significantly impact the utilization of big data and investigate how these factors influence each other. First, a factor list was compiled based on a literature analysis and semistructured interviews with experts. Then, the nominal group technique was used to map interactions among the identified factors in an adjacency matrix, and interpretive structure modeling was used for further analysis. Finally, these factors were grouped into four categories with respect to their driving and dependence powers. Suggestions were made for promoting the utilization of big data in construction projects. The results indicate that incentive policies and the ethics and legal mechanisms of copyright, privacy, and data security are the most important factors that must be carefully considered by project managers and engineers when formulating strategies for utilizing big data in their projects.
Tao Yu; Xin Liang; Yaowu Wang. Factors Affecting the Utilization of Big Data in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 2020, 146, 04020032 .
AMA StyleTao Yu, Xin Liang, Yaowu Wang. Factors Affecting the Utilization of Big Data in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2020; 146 (5):04020032.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTao Yu; Xin Liang; Yaowu Wang. 2020. "Factors Affecting the Utilization of Big Data in Construction Projects." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 146, no. 5: 04020032.
Prefabrication is a technology that can reduce the material consumption during the construction process. Thus, it is regarded as a technology that be of assistance in the pursuit of sustainable development in the construction industry. In China, a series of policies has been formulated to promote the implementation of prefabrication; however, the effectiveness of these policies has not been investigated. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the current prefabrication incentive policies in China. To achieve this research aim, a policy framework was first developed in order to understand the existing policies. Then, four indicators—namely, the number of prefabricated component production enterprises, the prefabricated floor area, the prefabricated building market size, and the expected prefabricated building area ratio—were selected to evaluate each policy’s effectiveness. It was found that the growth rates of these four indicators had increased slowly, and had even shown declining trends before 2015; however, with the incentive policies promulgated after 2015, the growth rates have increased. This study is of value not only in helping readers to understand the existing framework of incentive policies in China, but also in revealing the effectiveness of the identified prefabrication incentive policies. These research findings can also provide insights useful for policy formulation in other jurisdictions for the promotion of prefabrication.
Weiping Jiang; Lirong Luo; Zezhou Wu; Jianbo Fei; Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari; Tao Yu. An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Prefabrication Incentive Policies in China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5149 .
AMA StyleWeiping Jiang, Lirong Luo, Zezhou Wu, Jianbo Fei, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Tao Yu. An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Prefabrication Incentive Policies in China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (19):5149.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeiping Jiang; Lirong Luo; Zezhou Wu; Jianbo Fei; Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari; Tao Yu. 2019. "An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Prefabrication Incentive Policies in China." Sustainability 11, no. 19: 5149.
Offsite construction has been identified as an effective approach for enhancing the sustainability of the construction industry. However, due to the fragmented production processes of offsite construction, quality defect control has become a significant challenge in the promotion of offsite construction projects. Offsite construction projects involve multiple interdependent stakeholders in close collaboration. These stakeholders play various roles in quality management and have different degrees of impact on the occurrence of quality defects. To enhance quality defect management in offsite construction projects, it is important to evaluate the different stakeholder impacts on the occurrence of quality defect. Through impact evaluations, critical stakeholders can be identified and their responsibilities clarified with respect to project quality, thereby motivating these key stakeholders to improve their quality defect control. In this study, we developed an evaluation model using the Bayesian network approach to measure stakeholder impacts on defect occurrence in offsite construction projects. Quality defects and stakeholder-related factors that might incur defects were modeled as a Bayesian network and the dependencies among network nodes examined. Then, the stakeholder impacts on the occurrence of quality defects were evaluated using Bayesian analysis. Finally, this Bayesian-network-based evaluation model was applied to a real project in Shenzhen, China. The results indicate that use of precast components with quality defects, misoperations by construction workers, and ineffective quality inspection and testing during onsite assembly and construction were the major factors affecting quality defect control. Additionally, in this case study, we found the contractor to have the highest level of impact on the occurrence of quality defects. This study contributes to the fields of stakeholder impact evaluation and quality defect analysis, and links defect management with key project stakeholders.
Tao Yu; Qingpeng Man; Yaowu Wang; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Jingke Hong; Jiasheng Zhang; Jia Zhong. Evaluating different stakeholder impacts on the occurrence of quality defects in offsite construction projects: A Bayesian-network-based model. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 241, 118390 .
AMA StyleTao Yu, Qingpeng Man, Yaowu Wang, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Jingke Hong, Jiasheng Zhang, Jia Zhong. Evaluating different stakeholder impacts on the occurrence of quality defects in offsite construction projects: A Bayesian-network-based model. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 241 ():118390.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTao Yu; Qingpeng Man; Yaowu Wang; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Jingke Hong; Jiasheng Zhang; Jia Zhong. 2019. "Evaluating different stakeholder impacts on the occurrence of quality defects in offsite construction projects: A Bayesian-network-based model." Journal of Cleaner Production 241, no. : 118390.
The rapidly growing construction industry has accelerated water and energy scarcity in China, threatening its sustainable development. This study integrates multi-regional input-output (MRIO) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to investigate the water-energy nexus in the construction industry at the provincial level through the entire industrial supply chain. Results show that the construction industry accounts for 8.97% and 27.20% of virtual water and embodied energy in China, respectively. The western area experiences the most energy- and water-intensive construction processes given its backward economy and outdated technological development. The northern area faces great challenges with regard to energy intensity improvements, whereas the central regions suffer from large pressure relating to inefficient water use. The manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, smelting, and the pressing of metals are the largest suppliers of virtual water and embodied energy. The efficiency assessment results demonstrate that Jiangsu and Zhejiang are two DEA-effective regions. China has achieved a relatively high level of efficiency but suffers from backward technology.
Jingke Hong; Xiaoyang Zhong; Shan Guo; Guiwen Liu; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Tao Yu. Water-energy nexus and its efficiency in China’s construction industry: Evidence from province-level data. Sustainable Cities and Society 2019, 48, 101557 .
AMA StyleJingke Hong, Xiaoyang Zhong, Shan Guo, Guiwen Liu, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Tao Yu. Water-energy nexus and its efficiency in China’s construction industry: Evidence from province-level data. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2019; 48 ():101557.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingke Hong; Xiaoyang Zhong; Shan Guo; Guiwen Liu; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Tao Yu. 2019. "Water-energy nexus and its efficiency in China’s construction industry: Evidence from province-level data." Sustainable Cities and Society 48, no. : 101557.
The rapid urbanization process in China has given rise to a number of sustainability issues, including land shortages, concentrated areas of poverty, inefficient land use, and environmental pollution. Urban redevelopment has been identified as an effective method for addressing these issues and establishing new modes of sustainable urban development. In practice, urban redevelopment projects typically involve a range of stakeholders with competing claims. Managing the conflicting interests of these stakeholders presents a significant challenge to the success of urban redevelopment. In this study, we proposed a model for analyzing stakeholder conflicts in urban redevelopment projects based on the stakeholder salience theory and Pawlak's conflict theory. In this model, the attributes, key concerns, and attitudes of different stakeholders are captured by empirical investigation and salience analysis. Stakeholder conflicts are then quantified using Pawlak's conflict theory with consideration of stakeholder specifics. Finally, an action scheme is generated that mitigates stakeholder conflicts and maximizes project benefits. To evaluate its effectiveness, we applied this model to a real redevelopment project in the Wenzhou Ecological Park. The results indicate that this model can be used to balance the interests of stakeholders and reduce stakeholder conflicts in urban redevelopment projects in China.
Tao Yu; Xin Liang; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Qian Shi; Ge Wang. An optimization model for managing stakeholder conflicts in urban redevelopment projects in China. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 212, 537 -547.
AMA StyleTao Yu, Xin Liang, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Qian Shi, Ge Wang. An optimization model for managing stakeholder conflicts in urban redevelopment projects in China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 212 ():537-547.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTao Yu; Xin Liang; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Qian Shi; Ge Wang. 2018. "An optimization model for managing stakeholder conflicts in urban redevelopment projects in China." Journal of Cleaner Production 212, no. : 537-547.
The building sector is responsible for a major share of energy consumption, with the most energy being consumed during the operation stage of buildings. Energy-efficiency retrofit (EER) policies have been promoted by numerous countries. However, the effectiveness of these incentive policies has been insufficient, a main reason being the agency problem between the government and building owners. In addition, most policies ignored the diversity of buildings and building owners, resulting in a lack of reaction from owners. To address this problem, this study proposed an agent-based model for policy making on EER. The model defined the government and owners as agents and their decision-making behaviors were modeled with principal-agent theory. A platform based on the proposed model was then developed and the incentive policy was optimized under different circumstances. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed model, three policy scenarios were compared on the platform, which are the policy by the proposed model, the incentive policy in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China. The results showed that the incentive policy based on the proposed model has the best performance on energy savings, returns on investment, and leverage effects. A sensitivity analysis indicated that the government should pay more attention to energy price.
Xin Liang; Tao Yu; Jingke Hong; Qiping Shen. Making incentive policies more effective: An agent-based model for energy-efficiency retrofit in China. Energy Policy 2018, 126, 177 -189.
AMA StyleXin Liang, Tao Yu, Jingke Hong, Qiping Shen. Making incentive policies more effective: An agent-based model for energy-efficiency retrofit in China. Energy Policy. 2018; 126 ():177-189.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXin Liang; Tao Yu; Jingke Hong; Qiping Shen. 2018. "Making incentive policies more effective: An agent-based model for energy-efficiency retrofit in China." Energy Policy 126, no. : 177-189.
Stakeholders strongly influence project success, particularly for complex projects with heterogeneous stakeholders, and hence, understanding their influence is essential for project management and implementation. This paper proposes an original model based on social network analysis (SNA), which first introduces critical success factors (CSFs) as intermediate variables between stakeholders and project success. The model can demonstrate the interrelation between stakeholders and CSFs, and the results can reveal how stakeholders influence project success. Green retrofit is a typical type of complex project. The stakeholder relationship in green retrofit projects is more complex than in new projects, since more stakeholders (e.g., tenants and facility managers) who have particular interrelations (e.g., lease contract and split incentives between owners and tenants) are involved. Therefore, a case study of green retrofit in China was conducted to illustrate how the proposed model works. The results indicated the priorities and similarities of stakeholders in green retrofit. Stakeholders are categorized into five clusters according to their relationship. Based on the results, the important role of stakeholders in green retrofit projects was discussed. The main contribution of this study is providing a novel method to reveal how stakeholders influence the success of complex projects.
Xin Liang; Tao Yu; Li Guo. Understanding Stakeholders’ Influence on Project Success with a New SNA Method: A Case Study of the Green Retrofit in China. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1927 .
AMA StyleXin Liang, Tao Yu, Li Guo. Understanding Stakeholders’ Influence on Project Success with a New SNA Method: A Case Study of the Green Retrofit in China. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (10):1927.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXin Liang; Tao Yu; Li Guo. 2017. "Understanding Stakeholders’ Influence on Project Success with a New SNA Method: A Case Study of the Green Retrofit in China." Sustainability 9, no. 10: 1927.
Ge Wang; Qinghua He; Xianhai Meng; Giorgio Locatelli; Tao Yu; Xue Yan. Exploring the impact of megaproject environmental responsibility on organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment: A social identity perspective. International Journal of Project Management 2017, 35, 1402 -1414.
AMA StyleGe Wang, Qinghua He, Xianhai Meng, Giorgio Locatelli, Tao Yu, Xue Yan. Exploring the impact of megaproject environmental responsibility on organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment: A social identity perspective. International Journal of Project Management. 2017; 35 (7):1402-1414.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGe Wang; Qinghua He; Xianhai Meng; Giorgio Locatelli; Tao Yu; Xue Yan. 2017. "Exploring the impact of megaproject environmental responsibility on organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment: A social identity perspective." International Journal of Project Management 35, no. 7: 1402-1414.
In China, the social risks associated with housing demolition increasingly challenge the success of urban redevelopment projects. In practice, these risks are interacting and are associated with various stakeholders. Previous studies have largely focused on risk identification and evaluation without giving sufficient consideration to stakeholders and their linkages with risks. Therefore, we used social network analysis to investigate social risks related to housing demolition, from a stakeholder perspective. Stakeholder-associated risks and their interrelations were investigated based on a literature analysis and interviews with key stakeholders. Using a network analysis we identified critical risks and their corresponding stakeholders. Social security schemes, efficient financial management, multi-dimensional impact assessments, policy analyses and adherence to laws, and public participation were proposed to mitigate risks. The effectiveness of these solutions was quantified based on a network simulation. This study contributes to the body of knowledge on social risk management via linking social risks with stakeholders.Department of Building and Real Estat
Tao Yu; Qiping Shen; Qian Shi; Xiaodong Lai; Clyde Zhengdao Li; Kexi Xu. Managing social risks at the housing demolition stage of urban redevelopment projects: A stakeholder-oriented study using social network analysis. International Journal of Project Management 2017, 35, 925 -941.
AMA StyleTao Yu, Qiping Shen, Qian Shi, Xiaodong Lai, Clyde Zhengdao Li, Kexi Xu. Managing social risks at the housing demolition stage of urban redevelopment projects: A stakeholder-oriented study using social network analysis. International Journal of Project Management. 2017; 35 (6):925-941.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTao Yu; Qiping Shen; Qian Shi; Xiaodong Lai; Clyde Zhengdao Li; Kexi Xu. 2017. "Managing social risks at the housing demolition stage of urban redevelopment projects: A stakeholder-oriented study using social network analysis." International Journal of Project Management 35, no. 6: 925-941.
In China, urban housing demolition increasingly challenges the maintenance of social sustainability. Social sustainability is a multi-dimensional concept that contains complex implications. Therefore, an assessment system that considers a range of key social indicators could substantially simplify this concept and improve decision-making pertaining to sustainability practices. However, no such system exists in studies on housing demolition. To bridge this gap, this study sought to develop an assessment system for measuring the social sustainability of urban housing demolition. Firstly, an interview-based pilot study was conducted with scholars and practitioners to develop an optional list of indicators that reflect social sustainability. Subsequently, these indicators were validated via focus group meetings with key stakeholders in housing demolition programs. In addition, a two-wave questionnaire was designed to collect data to quantitatively analyze these sustainability indicators. Based on the questionnaire data, the indicators were ranked according to their relative importance and classified into five categories. Finally, the score of social sustainability of Shanghai was calculated to examine the impact of current housing demolition practices. The results showed that health and safety, social equality, and adherence to the law were the most critical dimensions that determined the social sustainability of urban housing demolition in Shanghai. The authors also found that to achieve greater social sustainability, existing housing demolition practices should be modified to reduce the negative impacts on the daily lives of residents that lived near demolition sites.Department of Building and Real Estat
Tao Yu; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Qian Shi; Helen Wei Zheng; Ge Wang; Kexi Xu. Evaluating social sustainability of urban housing demolition in Shanghai, China. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 153, 26 -40.
AMA StyleTao Yu, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Qian Shi, Helen Wei Zheng, Ge Wang, Kexi Xu. Evaluating social sustainability of urban housing demolition in Shanghai, China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 153 ():26-40.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTao Yu; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Qian Shi; Helen Wei Zheng; Ge Wang; Kexi Xu. 2017. "Evaluating social sustainability of urban housing demolition in Shanghai, China." Journal of Cleaner Production 153, no. : 26-40.
The choice of delivery method is one of the most important decisions that can determine the quality of construction projects. Two basic delivery methods, design-bid-build and design-build, have been compared in terms of project quality; however, an important quality dimension, performance quality, has generally been ignored in previous studies. In this study, the authors used existing economic theories to develop a model to examine the performance quality and project profits of these two delivery methods. The equilibrium points of the model were analyzed with consideration given to influencing factors such as cost coefficient, cooperation efficiency, and coordination cost. Four propositions were made to facilitate the quality-profit comparisons between design-bid-build and design-build. The first proposition showed that to maximize personal profit, the project coordinator should always keep a balance between design quality and construction quality, regardless of the delivery method. The other three propositions indicated that both methods can generate relatively higher levels of performance quality and project profits in an appropriate project environment. Based on these propositions, the authors ranked the performance quality and profits of the two methods within different conditions and used a real project to exhibit the practical value of these findings. Via case study, cooperation efficiency was identified as the most critical factor that determines the selection of delivery method. In addition, three key steps were summarized to facilitate the application of the model developed in this study.
Tao Yu; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Qian Shi. Comparing the Performance Quality of Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build Delivery Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 2017, 143, 04016111 .
AMA StyleTao Yu, Geoffrey Qiping Shen, Qian Shi. Comparing the Performance Quality of Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build Delivery Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2017; 143 (4):04016111.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTao Yu; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Qian Shi. 2017. "Comparing the Performance Quality of Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build Delivery Methods." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 143, no. 4: 04016111.
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Qian Shi; Yu Yan; Jian Zuo; Tao Yu. Objective conflicts in green buildings projects: A critical analysis. Building and Environment 2016, 96, 107 -117.
AMA StyleQian Shi, Yu Yan, Jian Zuo, Tao Yu. Objective conflicts in green buildings projects: A critical analysis. Building and Environment. 2016; 96 ():107-117.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQian Shi; Yu Yan; Jian Zuo; Tao Yu. 2016. "Objective conflicts in green buildings projects: A critical analysis." Building and Environment 96, no. : 107-117.
There has been a growing public concern on global warming and associated implications, which is arguably due to greenhouse gas emissions (carbon emission). Building stock is one of biggest emitters. As a result, a number of studies have been undertaken to investigate the effective ways of carbon emission reduction in buildings. However, there is lack of a systematic investigation of the interactive relationship between various factors related to low carbon building. Vast majority of existing studies place focus on one aspect of low carbon building, e.g. policy, technology, awareness, etc. An integrated Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM) and Matrice d׳Impacts croises-multipication appliqué a classment (MICMAC) approach is adopted in this study to explore the interactions amongst various factors related to low carbon buildings. Outcome of the integrated ISM and MICMAC modeling exercise provides a visualized tool for facilitating the low carbon building developments. This study not only identified the critical success factors for the implementation of low carbon buildings, but also explored how they interacted. Results showed that higher priority should be assigned to international cooperation, macro-level management, the development of low-carbon theories and technologies due to their strong driving power to low carbon buildings. As a result, other factors such as low-carbon facilities, the structure of building energy consumption, and low carbon building project practice will be developed rapidly because of their strong dependent power. This in turn helps to promote the low carbon building developments. Therefore, these factors need to be taken into consideration during policy making process.
Qian Shi; Tao Yu; Jian Zuo. What leads to low-carbon buildings? A China study. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2015, 50, 726 -734.
AMA StyleQian Shi, Tao Yu, Jian Zuo. What leads to low-carbon buildings? A China study. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2015; 50 ():726-734.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQian Shi; Tao Yu; Jian Zuo. 2015. "What leads to low-carbon buildings? A China study." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 50, no. : 726-734.