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Social aspects are an integral part of sustainable building alongside environmental and economic aspects. While current Green Building Rating Systems such as LEED, BREEAM, and SBToolCZ address primarily technically quant...

Abstract This study investigates how Supportive Leadership (SL) influences Eco-Friendly Building Adoption (EFBA) through Sustainability Cognition (SC) and Perceived Managerial Capability (PMC) within the Stimulus–Organ...

This study evaluates the cost implications of green building practices in low-rise residential housing by analyzing three sample houses in Kayseri, Türkiye. It compares traditional construction systems with green altern...

The “Findings in…” section in this issue of VLC arquitectura is devoted to Architectural Construction, a field whose recent evolution highlights its capacity to open up new lines of reflection and research on the b...

Construction generates substantial material waste with environmental and economic impacts, yet current methods rarely integrate waste estimation with project schedules. This study develops and validates semi-automated 4D...

Globally, several countries have begun to promote the application of building information modeling (BIM) technology and implement BIM-based building e-Permit systems. Despite the relatively rapid updates in the field of ...

Background: The Zondo Commission exposed how corruption and collusion undermined South Africa’s state and business relations. However, little is known about its impact on small businesses and local economic developmen...

Despite the benefits design for adaptability (DfA) contributes to achieving sustainability and circularity in the construction industry, studies have demonstrated that construction professionals are yet to realize its fu...

The Comprehensive Environmental Design and Evaluation System (CEDES) is based on a general taxonomic and conceptual framework that allows it to function both as a building sustainability assessment system and as a flexib...

The choice of building façade materiality and composition plays a significant role in indoor and outdoor thermal comfort as well as energy efficiency. However, the carbon footprint of most construction materials contrib...

In this paper, the assessment of the radon exhalation rate of the Modica stone building material, untreated and accelerated aged through salt crystallization test, is reported as a case study. Noteworthy, this constructi...

Laterite soil is essential in the construction industry, especially in road and building construction. The practice of abandoning borrow pits after mining laterite soil in the Northern Region of Ghana has resulted in lan...

IntroductionRapid advances in digital technology have significantly increased the auditing industry's demand for interdisciplinary talent. However, current digital-intelligent auditing courses in higher education still f...

The rock-cut heritage of the Kayseri Valleys represents a distinctive vernacular tradition shaped by technological skill, social practices, and environmental adaptation. These systems, evolving from carved spaces to maso...

After reading this issue of VLC#13.1, it becomes apparent that, little by little, the magazine is helping to build knowledge around a series of recurring themes of interest, such as the links between architecture and the...

The German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Exhibition, a benchmark of 20th-century rationalist architecture designed by Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, was built on a plinth made up of seventy tile vaults. This decisio...

Studies carried out for sustainable and low carbon emission rural area design and planning are important in minimising the effects of climate change and protecting the ecology. Especially in rural areas, the choice of lo...

La escasa innovación y la brecha digital en Latinoamérica afectan la capacidad de los países para ejercer su soberanía tecnológica. Esta soberanía es vital, para optimizar la burocracia y mejorar la interacción co...