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The sustainability narrative in contemporary architecture: falling short of building a sustainable future

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posted on 2018-03-01, 00:00 authored by Igor MartekIgor Martek, M. Reza Hosseini, Asheem ShresthaAsheem Shrestha, E K Zavadskas, Stewart SeatonStewart Seaton
Sustainability has emerged, arguably, as the premiere mission of contemporary architecture. Green assessment tools abound, consultancy services flourish, buildings are marketed on the basis of sustainability performance, and government, media, and corporations seem preoccupied with assessing the quality of the bu ilt environment through a green lens. Yet for all the effort, and indeed for all the progress made, fundamental issues resistant to the structural change that is essential for genuine sustainability remain. This paper reviews the state of play of sustainability across the urban landscape. It considers the road travelled so far, and points out some of the major challenges that lie ahead.

History

Journal

Sustainability

Volume

10

Issue

4

Season

Special Issue: Sustainability in Construction Engineering

Pagination

1 - 18

Publisher

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Location

Basel, Switzerland

eISSN

2071-1050

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2018, by the authors