Title Green building in developing countries : policy, strategy and technology / Zhonghua Gou, editor

Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource Series Green energy and technology Green energy and technology. Contents Introduction -- China -- Southeast Asia -- Western Asia -- South America -- Africa -- Conclusions Summary The book reveals how green buildings are currently being adapted and applied in developing countries. It includes the major developing countries such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan, Cambodia, Ghana, Nigeria and countries from the Middle East and gathers the insights of respected green building researchers from these areas to map out the developing worlds green building revolution. The book highlights these countries contribution to tackling climate change, emphasising the green building benefits and the research behind them. The contributing authors explore how the green building revolution has spread to developing countries and how national governments have initiated their own green building policies and agendas. They also explore how the market has echoed the green building policy, and how a business case for green buildings has been established. In turn, they show how an international set of green building standards, in the form of various techniques and tools, has been incorporated into local building and construction practices. In closing, they demonstrate how the developing world is emerging as a key player for addressing the energy and environmental problems currently facing the world. The book helps developers, designers and policy-makers in governments and green building stakeholders to make better decisions on the basis of global and local conditions. It is also of interest to engineers, designers, facility managers and researchers, as it provides a holistic picture of how the industry is responding to the worldwide call for greener and more sustainable buildings Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 21, 2019) Subject Sustainable construction -- Developing countries Sustainable buildings -- Developing countries Green movement -- Developing countries Green movement Sustainable buildings Sustainable construction Developing countries Form Electronic book Author Gou, Zhonghua, editor ISBN 3030246507 9783030246501 9783030246495 3030246493 9783030246518 3030246515 9783030246525 3030246523

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