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Conejos, S, Langston, C, Chan, E H W and Chew, M Y L (2016) Governance of heritage buildings: Australian regulatory barriers to adaptive reuse. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 507-19.
Drummond, P and Ekins, P (2016) Reducing CO2 emissions from residential energy use. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 585-603.
Eisenberg, D A (2016) Transforming building regulatory systems to address climate change. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 468-73.
Janda, K B, Bright, S, Patrick, J, Wilkinson, S and Dixon, T J (2016) The evolution of green leases: Towards inter-organizational environmental governance. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 660-74.
Karatas, A, Stoiko, A and Menassa, C C (2016) Framework for selecting occupancy-focused energy interventions in buildings. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 535-51.
Lord, S-F, Noye, S, Ure, J, Tennant, M G and Fisk, D J (2016) Comparative review of building commissioning regulation: A quality perspective. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 630-43.
Meacham, B J (2016) Sustainability and resiliency objectives in performance building regulations. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 474-89.
Mulville, M and Stravoravdis, S (2016) The impact of regulations on overheating risk in dwellings. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 520-34.
Nishida, Y, Hua, Y and Okamoto, N (2016) Alternative building emission-reduction measure: Outcomes from the Tokyo cap-and-trade program. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 644-59.
Qian, Q K, Fan, K and Chan, E H W (2016) Regulatory incentives for green buildings: Gross floor area concessions. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 675-93.
Rosenow, J, Fawcett, T, Eyre, N and Oikonomou, V (2016) Energy efficiency and the policy mix. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 562-74.
Sha, K and Wu, S (2016) Multilevel governance for building energy conservation in rural China. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 619-29.
Shapiro, S (2016) The realpolitik of building codes: Overcoming practical limitations to climate resilience. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 490-506.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: building codes; regulation; united states; public safety; disaster mitigation; climate policy; public policy; governance; construction & building technology; enforcement; climate change; environmental regulations; environmental policy
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1156957
- Abstract:
Scientists predict a future with more natural disasters due to climate change. Up-to-date building codes can reduce carbon emissions and make the built environment more resilient. However, the hostile environment for code adoption and lax enforcement in many jurisdictions in the United States impede the full potential of building codes to moderate the impacts of climate change. There are three realpolitik' reasons that building codes are not as effective as they could be in moderating the impacts of climate change. First, most building code review and approval boards are comprised of construction industry professionals who rarely take climate change into account. Second, the homebuilding industry is waging an effective advocacy campaign against updating building codes in general, particularly objecting to improved energy efficiency through building energy codes. Finally, enforcement of building codes, especially energy codes, is uneven. Overcoming these political and practical challenges requires greater activity in the areas of participation, pricing and policing. Interest groups and policy-makers must become more engaged in code advocacy. Price signals must internalize the costs imposed on society by damage from climate change. Finally, improving compliance and enforcement through training and additional resources should be a priority.;Scientists predict a future with more natural disasters due to climate change. Up-to-date building codes can reduce carbon emissions and make the built environment more resilient. However, the hostile environment for code adoption and lax enforcement in many jurisdictions in the United States impede the full potential of building codes to moderate the impacts of climate change. There are three 'realpolitik' reasons that building codes are not as effective as they could be in moderating the impacts of climate change. First, most building code review and approval boards are comprised of construction industry professionals who rarely take climate change into account. Second, the homebuilding industry is waging an effective advocacy campaign against updating building codes in general, particularly objecting to improved energy efficiency through building energy codes. Finally, enforcement of building codes, especially energy codes, is uneven. Overcoming these political and practical challenges requires greater activity in the areas of participation, pricing and policing. Interest groups and policy-makers must become more engaged in code advocacy. Price signals must internalize the costs imposed on society by damage from climate change. Finally, improving compliance and enforcement through training and additional resources should be a priority.; Scientists predict a future with more natural disasters due to climate change. Up-to-date building codes can reduce carbon emissions and make the built environment more resilient. However, the hostile environment for code adoption and lax enforcement in many jurisdictions in the United States impede the full potential of building codes to moderate the impacts of climate change. There are three 'realpolitik' reasons that building codes are not as effective as they could be in moderating the impacts of climate change. First, most building code review and approval boards are comprised of construction industry professionals who rarely take climate change into account. Second, the homebuilding industry is waging an effective advocacy campaign against updating building codes in general, particularly objecting to improved energy efficiency through building energy codes. Finally, enforcement of building codes, especially energy codes, is uneven. Overcoming these political and practical challenges requires greater activity in the areas of participation, pricing and policing. Interest groups and policy-makers must become more engaged in code advocacy. Price signals must internalize the costs imposed on society by damage from climate change. Finally, improving compliance and enforcement through training and additional resources should be a priority.;
Van der Heijden, J (2016) The new governance for low-carbon buildings: Mapping, exploring, interrogating. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 575-84.
Visscher, H, Meijer, F, Majcen, D and Itard, L (2016) Improved governance for energy efficiency in housing. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 552-61.
Zhang, J, Zhou, N, Hinge, A, Feng, W and Zhang, S (2016) Governance strategies to achieve zero-energy buildings in China. Building Research & Information, 44(05), 604-18.