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dc.contributor.authorIsiadinso, C
dc.contributor.authorGoodhew, Steve
dc.contributor.authorMarsh, J
dc.contributor.authorHoxley, M
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-17T15:44:37Z
dc.date.available2017-05-17T15:44:37Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.issn0263-080X
dc.identifier.issn1758-6844
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9279
dc.description.abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to report research conducted in the UK's East Midlands region which explores optimising practice for low carbon building through an architectural award system.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>To explore the complexity of the contexts, philosophies and demonstrations involved in best practice for low carbon buildings, a mixed research approach was adopted through an online survey and interviews with 13 experts.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>The research provides practical means to evaluate low carbon buildings and suggests an approach where aesthetic design and technical compliance are given similar weightings. It also presents the opinions of construction professional practitioners and academics on best practice for low carbon buildings.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Research limitations/implications</jats:title><jats:p>The research focuses on investigating the judging criteria and opinions of construction professionals who have, in the past, strongly identified with sustainable building design practice.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Practical implications</jats:title><jats:p>As this research and other studies show, there is a need for a simple methodology and the use of existing tools to evaluate best practice for low carbon buildings.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>The value of the paper lies in its purpose to establish a precedent for judging low carbon buildings through an architectural award system. Although there is a plethora of literature, tools and environmental assessment systems that point towards best practice, this research aims to highlight the underlying principles and combine these with practical methods that can enable the construction industry to achieve low carbon buildings.</jats:p></jats:sec>

dc.format.extent436-446
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.subject11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.titleIdentifying an appropriate approach to judge low carbon buildings
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.issue5
plymouth.volume29
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalStructural Survey
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/02630801111182457
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business/School of Art, Design and Architecture
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA13 Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
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