Building Governance and Climate Change: Regulation and Related Policies

The contribution of buildings to climate change is widely acknowledged. This book investigates how building regulatory systems are addressing the current and future effects of climate change, and how these systems can be improved. After presenting a comprehensive overview of how the current building regulatory system developed, some of the inadequacies are identified. The largest part of the book examines the potential for innovative policy solutions to address the real world problem of mitigating and adapting buildings to climate change. This publication contributes significantly to our understanding of the complexities of long-term energy efficiency in buildings. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Building Research & Information journal.

Richard Lorch studied architecture at Washington University, USA, and the University of Cambridge, UK, and is a licensed architect. He is a researcher, writer, policy consultant on energy and buildings, and the editor in chief of Building Research & Information.

Jacques Laubscher is a practising architect and academic. He is currently head of the technology research group in the Department of Architecture at the Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.

Edwin H. W. Chan is a Chartered Architect (Authorized Person), Chartered Surveyor and also a Barrister-at-Law called to the UK and Hong Kong Bars. He obtained his Ph.D. from King’s College, University of London, UK.

Henk Visscher is Full Professor in Housing Quality and Process Innovation at Delft University of Technology, where he is director of the Graduate School in the faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment.