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Built Environment Epistemologies: Crafting Sustainable Knowledge in the GenAI Era
The SURE-Built 2026 Global Conference on Sustainable Built Environment Research examines the relationship between traditional knowledge systems, emerging technologies and sustainable development in the…
Facilitating Inclusivity in Multi-, Inter-, and Transdisciplinary Sustainable Built Environment Research in Emerging Economies
The 1st Global Forum for Sustainable Built Environment Research was a global academic platform dedicated to advancing sustainable development within the built environment, delivered…
Building energy retrofits are a key strategy for reducing energy consumption in the existing building stock; however, the success of this initiative is dependent on occupant behavior after the retrofit. Specifically, changes in window…
Zambia michael.mutale@cbu.ac.zm Rapid urbanisation in developing countries poses significant threats to land cover integrity and ecological sustainability. This study assesses Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) dynamics in Kitwe District, Zambia, over a twenty-year…
South Africa shoopalah092@gmail.com This mixed-methods case study investigates property maintenance practices at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital Nurses Home in Namibia. Data from semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, and descriptive statistics reveal predominantly reactive practices, resulting in…
Reliable spatial information on urban air pollution is essential for effective environmental management and sustainable urban development. This study modelled and interpreted the spatial distribution of carbon monoxide (CO) concentration in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria,…
Urban heritage conservation faces growing pressure from climate change, redevelopment, infrastructure expansion, tourism and uneven institutional capacity. Digital documentation, heritage building information modelling (HBIM), geographic information systems (GIS), Internet of Things (IoT) sensing and…
Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh tafhimul.onedesk@gmail.com Thermal comfort in rural, naturally ventilated mud houses plays a vital role in enhancing productivity, general well-being, and climate-resilient housing. This study examines the advanced prediction models…
Terms such as smart, adaptive, intelligent and autonomous are applied to materially responsive and AI-enabled building systems despite major differences in demonstrated capability. This study develops and preliminarily evaluates an evidence-centred framework for classifying…
Digital Twin (DT) technology is becoming more relevant in engineering design and decision-making processes within the framework of Industry 4.0. While Digital Twin is fast becoming a widely adopted tool across the globe, it…
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems increasingly mediate built-environment decisions. Yet, governance frameworks still say more about system risk than about why a particular AI-mediated claim should gain authority in a consequential decision. This conceptual article…
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