For achieving transition towards a climate neutral, cleaner and healthier environment we must tackle the issues which contribute mostly to climate change and pollution, through fossil fuels excessive consumption and inefficient use of other resources. Construction and operation of buildings is...

Purpose This paper aims to analyse the factors influencing refurbishment site managers’ waste management efforts. Design/methodology/approach Twenty-seven semi-structured interviews were held with managers from two large contractors involved in housing and office refurbishment projects in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the use of building refurbishment productivity and sustainability indicators among construction contractors. Design/methodology/approach – Theories of organisational culture and incentives predict that contractor size affects dependency on...

In all European countries the energy and building related legislature stand for energy refurbishment of existing building stock. Depending on the economical situation of countries there are different national programs that help owners to invest in energy related refurbishments of their houses or...

Sustainable development principles reaching many spheres of human activities, public buildings refurbishment is not an exemption in this case. Buildings refurbishment supports excellent opportunities to reduce energy consumption in buildings as well as encourages other sustainable refurbishment...

Sustainable development principles reaching many spheres of human activities, public buildings refurbishment is not an exemption in this case. Buildings refurbishment supports excellent opportunities to reduce energy consumption in buildings as well as encourages other sustainable refurbishment...