Abstract
In this polemical paper we seek to argue that the process of assessing sustainability in the built environment has developed towards quasi or explicit forms of regulation and that a developmental shift towards assessing how well the existing built environment and future interventions within it can "sustain" is both desirable and necessary. Existing built environment Sustainability Assessment Tools (SATs) habituate a series of passive attributes designated as being "sustainable" and they are as yet poorly adapted to reconciling the three paradigms of sustainability (Fig. 1) [1]. We argue that SATs have a role to play in embedding "Sustainability Intelligence" in society, shifting the role of the built environment to that of a proactive instrument and this paper concludes by outlining the building blocks needed to develop SATs which counter current unintelligent anthropogenic behaviour and deliver transformational change.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CESB13 – Central Europe towards Sustainable Building 2013 |
Publisher | České vysoké učení technické v Praze |
Pages | 875-878 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9788024750187, 9788024750170 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 26 Jun 2013 → 28 Jun 2013 https://cesb.cz/cesb13/index.html (Link to conference website) |
Publication series
Name | CESB 2013 PRAGUE - Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations |
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Conference
Conference | Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building 2013: Sustainable Building and Refurbishment for Next Generations |
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Abbreviated title | CESB 2013 PRAGUE |
Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
City | Prague |
Period | 26/06/13 → 28/06/13 |
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Keywords
- Assessment
- Holistic
- Intelligence
- Proactive
- Sustain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction