All Outputs (3)

Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2012). Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study.

In recent years, the green building environmental assessment tools (BEATs) are increasingly being adopted from one country to the other. Previous authors have proposed several ways for improving the performance of BEATs precisely, the second gener... Read More about Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study..

The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2012). The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders.

The rising concern on inefficient wood consumption associated with shelter development has led to policy and regulatory reforms to address such problems in most countries in recent years. The use of alternative building materials (ABMs) and technol... Read More about The use of alternative building materials in developing countries: addressing challenges faced by stakeholders..

Environmental sustainability in the construction Industry in developing countries: a study of embodied energy of low-cost housing. (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2010). Environmental sustainability in the construction Industry in developing countries: a study of embodied energy of low-cost housing.

The embodied energy (EE) of a residential building is estimated at 20-40% of operation energy over its total usable life. However, this varies from one context to the other due to the primary energy used, technological advancement of a particular... Read More about Environmental sustainability in the construction Industry in developing countries: a study of embodied energy of low-cost housing..