Rethinking Pathways to a Sustainable Built Environment

This book aims to provide insights into rethinking pathways in the transition to sustainable built environments in the wake of the pandemic and COP26. It examines our abilities and capabilities to leverage resources to the best use for achieving the universal sustainable development goals. The goal is to identify fresh thinking to make the goals of sustainable built environment more achievable, particularly to align with the national and international targets set by COP26. The book will help address the need for mainstreaming sustainability into the core of decision making of buildings and infrastructure projects throughout the life cycle from planning, to design, construction and operation. This book consolidates a comprehensive body of knowledge of sustainable development that will equip industry professionals, educators, scholars, and students with knowledge and skills to deliver sustainability practice within the built environment. Through theoretical underpinning and presentation of best practices, the book offers solutions to advance the development of sustainability practices in the context of the built environment. The book covers the following content:

• Sharing of best practice and case studies
• Review of Sustainability Contemporary Practices in the Built Environment
• Innovative Net Zero/ Carbon neutral solutions and strategies
• Sustainable building assessment and certification systems
• Key Sustainability Deliverables in the Built Environment
• Social Transition towards Sustainability

The book will be of value to interested scholars and practitioners who are involved in sustainable design and engineering practice within the built environment.

Dr Cheng Siew Goh is a professional surveyor and academic. Her subject knowledge lies in sustainability, green buildings, life cycle management, risk management, construction project management, and construction innovations. She has undertaken several individual and joint research projects to produce high quality research outputs and her works have been published in peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings and books. Her expertise is highly recognised where she has been invited to serve as reviewer for several peer reviewed journals and international conferences.

Dr. Heap-Yih (John) Chong obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2011. He brings with him a sound understanding of the construction sector. He has a strong track record of coherent research outputs in the top refereed journal articles, and has successfully secured a number of competitive research grants from funding bodies in Australia, Malaysia, China, Middle East, and Japan. He has a growing profile and is actively involved in professional bodies, industry engagements and international collaboration. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary area of construction engineering and management.