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Literature

Role of the Property and Construction Sector

UNEP, 2003,

→ Sustainable building and construction – the cornerstone of sustainability (PDF),

Industry and Environment, Vol. 26, Nº 2–3, Published by: United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris

OECD, 2003,

→ Environmentally Sustainable Buildings – Challenges and Policies,

OECD Publications, Paris

Pearce, D., 2003,

→ The Social and Economic Value of Construction – The Construction Industry's Contribution to Sustainable Development 2003,

Published by: The New Construction Industry Research and Innovations Strategy Panel

Buildings & Climate Change

Hertin, J.; Berkhout, F.; Gann, D.M. and Barlow, J., 2003,

→ Climate change and the UK housebuilding sector: technological synergisms between adaptation and mitigation,

Building Research & Information, 31(3-4) pp. 278-290

Mills, E., 2003,

→ Climate change, insurance and the buildings sector: technological synergisms between adaptation and mitigation,

Building Research & Information, 31(3-4) pp. 257-277

Sanders, C.H. and Phillipson, M.C., 2003,

→ UK adaptation strategy and technical measures: impacts of climate change on buildings,

Building Research & Information, 31(3-4) pp. 220-221

Levine, M. et al., 2007,

→ Residential and Commercial Buildings (PDF),

In: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, USA

Banfill, P.F.G. and Peacock, A., 2007,

→ Energy efficient new housing – the UK reaches for sustainability (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(4) pp. 426-436

Kohler, N. and Yang, W., 2007,

→ Long-term management of building stocks (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(4) pp. 351-362

Lowe, R., 2007,

→ Technical options and strategies for decarbonising UK housing (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(4) pp. 412-425

Urge-Vorsatz, D.; Harvey, L.D.D.; Mirasgedis, S. and Levine, M.D., 2007,

→ Mitigating CO2 emissions from the energy use in the world's buildings (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(4) pp. 379-398

Smith, M., Hargroves, K., Stasinopoulos, P., Stephens, R., Desha, C. and Hargroves, S., 2007,

→ Energy Transformed: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation (600+ page Online Textbook),

Published by: The Natural Edge Project

UNEP, 2007,

→ Buildings and Climate Change – Status, Challenges and Opportunities (PDF),

Published by: United Nations Environment Programme

Economic Benefits & Value of Sustainable Buildings

Nevin, R. and Watson, G., 1998,

→ Evidence of Rational Market Values for Home Energy Efficiency (PDF),

The Appraisal Journal, October 1998

Nevin, R., Bender, C., Gazan, H., 1999,

→ More Evidence of Rational Market Values for Home Energy Efficiency (PDF),

The Appraisal Journal, October 1999

CABE, 2002,

→ The value of good design,

Published by: Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

Kats, G. et. al, 2003,

→ The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings – A Report to California's Sustainable Building Task Force,

Published by: Capital E

DOE, 2003,

→ The Business Case for Sustainable Design in Federal Facilities (PDF),

Published by: U.S. Department of Energy

IMT, 2003,

→ The Impact of Energy Costs on Commercial Building Value (PDF),

Published by: Institute for Market Transformation

Matthiessen, L. F. and Morris, P., 2004,

→ Costing Green: A Comprehensive Cost Database and Budgeting Methodology (PDF),

Published by: Davis Langdon

Macmillan, S. (Ed.), 2004,

→ Designing Better Buildings – Quality and Value in the Built Environment

Spon Press, Taylor&Francis Group, London

IMT, 2005,

→ The Impact of Energy Costs on Multi-Family Residential Building Value (PDF),

Published by: Institute for Market Transformation

RICS, 2005,

→ Green Value – Green buildings, growing assets,

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Lucuik, M., 2005,

→ A Business Case for Green Buildings in Canada (PDF),

Published by: Canada Green Building Council

MFE, 2006,

→ Value Case for Sustainable Building in New Zealand (PDF),

Published by: Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand

GBCA, 2006,

→ The Dollars and Sense of Green Buildings,

Published by: Green Building Council Australia

BD+C Network, 2006,

→ Green Buildings and the Bottom Line – The «New Reality» of Green Building From Environmental Cause to Financial Opportunity,

Published by: Building Design + Construction Network

Ive, G., 2006,

→ Re-examining the costs and value ratios of owning and occupying buildings (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 34(3) pp. 230-245

Morris Hargreaves McIntyre, 2006,

→ A Literature Review of the Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of Architecture and Design,

Published by: The Scottish Government

Macmillan, S., 2006,

→ Added value of good design,

Building Research & Information, 34(3) pp. 257-271

WBCSD, 2007,

→ Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Business Realities and Opportunities,

Published by: World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Matthiessen, L. F. and Morris, P., 2007,

→ Cost of Green Revisited – Reexamining the Feasibility and Cost Impact of Sustainable Design in the Light of Increased Market Adoption (PDF),

Published by: Davis Langdon

GBCA, 2008,

→ Valuing Green – How Green Buildings affect Property Values,

Published by: Green Building Council Australia

Muldavin, S., 2008,

→ Quantifying Green Value: Assessing the Applicability of the CoStar Studies (PDF),

Published by: Green Building Finance Consortium

WBCSD, 2008,

→ Energy Efficiency in Buildings Facts&Trends – Full report,

Published by: World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Zemke, D. and Pullmann, M., 2008,

→ Assessing the value of good design in hotels

Building Research & Information, 36(6) pp. 543-556

Our (built) environment

UNEP, 2005,

→ One Planet Many People – Atlas of Our Changing Environment,

Published by: United Nations Environment Programme

Minton, A., 2006,

→ What kind of world are we building – The privatisation of public space (PDF),

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

CABE, 2006,

→ The costs of bad design,

Published by: Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

WHO, 2006,

→ Preventing disease through healthy environments: Towards an estimate of the environmental burden of disease,

Published by: World Health Organization

Blacksmith Institute, 2007,

→ The World's Worst Polluted Places (Report), Published by: Blacksmith Institute,

→ Polluted Places 2007 (Photo Gallery)

Mazria, E. and Kershner, K., 2007,

→ Nation under Siege – Sea Level Rise at Our Doorstep (PDF),

Published by: The 2030 Research Center

Design Process & Design Quality

Slaughter, E.S., 2001,

→ Design strategies to increase building flexibility,

Building Research & Information, 29(3) pp. 208-217

Gann, D.M. and Whyte, J., 2003,

→ Design quality, its measurement and management in the built environment (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 31(5) pp. 314-317

Gann, D.M; Salter, A.J. and Whyte, J., 2003,

→ The Design Quality Indicator as a tool for thinking,

Building Research & Information, 31(5) pp. 318-333

McLennan, J.F., 2004,

→ The Philosophy of Sustainable Design

Ecotone, Kansas City, Missouri

Short, C.A.; Lomas, K.J. and Woods, A., 2004,

→ Design strategy for low-energy ventilation and cooling within an urban heat island (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 32(3) pp. 187-206

Bordass, B. and Leaman A., 2005,

→ Making feedback and post-occupancy evaluation routine 1: A portfolio of feedback techniques (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 33(4) pp. 347-352

Bordass, B. and Leaman A., 2005,

→ Making feedback and post-occupancy evaluation routine 3: Case studies of the use of techniques in the feedback portfolio (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 33(4) pp. 361-375

Way, M. and Bordass, B., 2005,

→ Soft landings – involving design and building teams in improving performance (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 33(4) pp. 353-360

Short, C.A. and Lomas, K.J., 2007,

→ Exploiting a hybrid environmental design strategy in a US continental climate (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(2) pp. 119-143

Sustainable Design, Construction, Management & Surveying Guidelines

BMVBW, 2001,

→ Guideline for sustainable building (PDF),

Published by: Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Wohnungswesen

Wilson, A. (Ed.), 2001,

→ Greening Federal Facilities – An energy, environmental, and economic resource guide for federal facility managers and designers (PDF),

Published by: U.S. Department of Energy

RICS, 2007,

→ Surveying Sustainability – A short guide for property professionals (PDF),

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RICS, 2007,

→ A green profession? – RICS members and the sustainability agenda (PDF),

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

TSSI, 2007,

→ Preliminary Report on the Standards and Guidelines for Sustainable Sites (PDF),

Published by: The Sustainable Sites Initiative

McAllister, I., 2007,

→ Transforming Existing Buildings: The Green Challenge (PDF),

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

NCS, 2007,

→ Climate Protection Manual for Cities (PDF),

Published by: Natural Capitalism Solutions

Kibert, C.J., 2008,

→ Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, 2nd Edition

John Wiley&Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey

Halliday, S., 2008,

→ Sustainable Construction

Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford

RICS, 2008,

→ Carbon Management of Real Estate – RICS Guidance Note (PDF),

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RICS, 2008,

→ RICS Public Sector Asset Management Guidelines – A guide to best practice (PDF),

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Occupants & Quality of Life

Heerwagen, J.H.; Kampschroer, K.; Powell, K.M. and Loftness, V., 2004,

→ Collaborative knowledge work environments,

Building Research & Information, 32(6) pp. 510-528

Kampschroer, K. and Heerwagen, J.H., 2005,

→ The strategic workplace: development and evaluation (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 33(4) pp. 326-337

Chappells, H. and Shove, E., 2005,

→ Debating the future of comfort: environmental sustainability, energy consumption and the indoor environment (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 33(1) pp. 32-40

Leaman, A. and Bordass, B., 2007,

→ Are users more tolerant of 'green' buildings? (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(6) pp. 662-673

Shove, E.; Chappells, H.; Lutzenhiser, L. and Hackett, B., 2008,

→ Comfort in a lower carbon society (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 36(4) pp. 307-311

Cole, R.J.; Robinson, J.; Brown, Z. and O'shea, M., 2008,

→ Re-contextualizing the notion of comfort

Building Research & Information, 36(4) pp. 323-336

Building Performance Assessment & Sustainability

Bordass, B.; Leaman, A. and Ruyssevelt, P., 2001,

→ Assessing building performance in use 5: conclusions and implications (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 29(2) pp. 144-157

Kohler, N. and Hassler, U., 2002,

→ The building stock as a research object (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 30(4) pp. 226-236

Kohler, N. and Lützkendorf, T., 2002,

→ Integrated life-cycle analysis,

Building Research & Information, 30(5) pp. 338-348

Cole, R.J., 2004,

→ Changing context for environmental knowledge,

Building Research & Information, 32(2) pp. 91-109

Turner, R.K., 2005,

→ Sustainability auditing and assessment challenges (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 34(3) pp. 197-200

Pearce, D., 2005,

→ Is the construction sector sustainable?: definitions and reflections (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 34(3) pp. 201-207

Cole, R.J., 2006,

→ Shared markets: coexisting building environmental assessment methods (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 34(40) pp. 357-371

Gething, B. and Bordass, B., 2006,

→ Rapid assessment checklist for sustainable buildings (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 34(4) pp. 416-426

Bradley, P.E. and Kohler, N., 2007,

→ Methodology for the survival analysis of urban building stocks (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(5) pp. 529-542

Reed, B., 2007,

→ Shifting from 'sustainability' to regeneration (Free Access),

Building Research & Information, 35(6) pp. 674-680

RICS, 2007,

→ Towards an Energy Efficient European Building Stock – An RICS Status Report on the Implementation of Directive 2002/91 on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) in the EU Member States (PDF),

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RICS, 2008,

→ Towards an Energy Efficient European Building Stock – An RICS Status Report on the Implementation of Directive 2002/91 on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) in the EU Member States (PDF) – Updated version of the previous year's edition,

Published by: The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Socially Responsible Investment

Murphy, C.J., 2002,

→ The Profitable Correlation – Between Environmental and Financial Performance: A Review of the Research,

Published by: Light Green Advisors

Bertrand, N. (Ed.), 2002,

→ Business&Biodiversity: A Handbook for Corporate Action (PDF),

Published by: Earthwatch Institute Europe / IUCN / WBCSD

Schröder, M., 2003,

→ Socially Responsible Investments in Germany, Switzerland and the United States – An Analysis of Investment Funds and Indices,

Published by: Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung

Phillips, Hager & North, 2005,

→ Does Socially Responsible Investing Hurt Investment Returns? (PDF)

UNEP FI, 2005,

→ A legal framework for the integration of environmental, social and governance issues into institutional investment (PDF),

Published by: United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

Derwall, et al., 2005,

→ The Eco-Efficiency Premium Puzzle (PDF),

Financial Analysts Journal, Volume 61, Number 2, March/April 2005

Guenster, et al., 2005,

→ The Economic Value of Corporate Eco-Efficiency (PDF),

2005 Academy of Management Conference Paper

UNEP FI, 2006,

→ Show Me The Money: Linking Environmental, Social and Governance Issues to Company Value (PDF),

Published by: United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

UNEP FI, 2007,

→ Demystifying Responsible Investment Performance – A review of key academic and broker research on ESG factors (PDF),

Published by: United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

IRI, 2007,

→ Handbook on Responsible Investment Across Asset Classes,

Published by: Institute for Responsible Investment

EIRIS, 2007,

→ The state of responsible business: Global corporate response to environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges (PDF),

Published by: Ethical Investment Research Services

EIRIS, 2007,

→ Valuing ESG issues – a survey of investors (PDF),

Published by: Ethical Investment Research Services

Maurer, E., 2007,

→ The Energy Challenge: A new agenda for corporate real estate

Published by: Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

WBCSD and IUCN, 2007,

→ Markets for Ecosystem Services – New Challenges and Opportunities for Business and the Environment,

Published by: WBCSD and IUCN

Sukhdev, P., 2008,

→ The economics of ecosystems&biodiversity – An interim report (PDF),

Published by: The European Commission, Further information on this report available → here

UNEP FI PWG / UN PRI, 2008,

→ Building responsible property portfolios – A review of current practice by UNEP FI and PRI signatories (PDF),

Published by: PRI Secretariat and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative Property Working Group

UNEP FI PWG, 2008,

→ Responsible Property Investing – What the leaders are doing (PDF),

Published by: United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative Property Working Group

Towards a more Poetical Economy (miscellaneous texts)

«The aim of poetical economy is to make people happy.» (Robert Filliou, artist)

Hume, D., 1751,

→ An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals,

In: Green, T.H. and Grose, T.H. (Eds.), Essays: Moral, Political and Literary, Longmans, Green & Co., London

de Tocqueville, A., 1835,

→ The Principle of Self-Interest Rightly Understood,

In: Democracy in America, Gosselin, Paris

Thoreau, H.D., [1851] 1906,

→ Walking, In: The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Part V: Excursions and Poems,

The Riverside Press, Cambridge

Thoreau, H.D., 1854,

→ Walden; or Life in the Woods,

Ticknor and Fields, Boston

Filliou, R., [1967] 2004,

→ Yes – an action poem (PDF),

In: A Filliou Sampler, Published as a Great Bear Pamphlet by Something Else Press, pp. 7-12

Sen, A., 1999,

→ Development as Freedom,

Anchor Books, New York

Hawken, P., Lovins, A. and Lovins, L.H., 1999,

→ Natural Capitalism – Creating the next industrial revolution,

Little, Brown and Company, London

Cadman, D., 2000,

→ Stillness and Dancing. Some thoughts about «sustainability» (PDF),

Published by: Temenos Academy, Spring, 2000

Pearce, D. and Barbier, E.B., 2000,

→ Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy,

Earthscan, London

Wijers, L., 2002,

→ Art meets science and spirituality in a changing economy, collection of quotes

Rogall, H., 2004,

→ Ökonomie der Nachhaltigkeit – Handlungsfelder für Politik und Wirtschaft,

VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden

Meadows D.H., Randers, J. and Meadows D.I., 2004,

→ Limits to Growth – The 30-Year Update,

Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Jct.

Porritt, J., 2006,

→ Capitalism as if the World Matters,

Earthscan, London

Lovelock, J., 2006,

→ The Revenge of Gaia, Why the earth is fighting back – and how we can still save humanity,

Penguin Books, London

Hill, S., 2008,

→ Ethics are not just for Christmas (PDF), (The article is an abbreviated version of a highly recommended paper entitled "Professionals for a Sustainable World ... Are professionals smarter than slime mould?" available → here, Free Login)

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