The increasing rates of unaffordability cases and subsequent housing abandonment recorded in the public and private housing units provided for the average and vulnerable members of society have been linked not just to financial problems but also sustainability issues. Sustainable affordable...

Traditionally a young family, usually a married couple, purchases a starter home under a shared title, puts up a deposit and pays down the mortgage with a bank until it is owned outright. But skyrocketing house prices prevent many of them from taking this traditional route. In recent years, the...

The construction industry has great opportunities to significantly reduce CO2 emissions by improving energy-efficiency of residential buildings. However, in this industry diffusion of cost-effective clean technologies has been notoriously slow and below potential. This paper sheds light on...

This paper focuses on evaluating the usage of blockchain technology for introduction of life-cycle approach to construction resources which would ensure sustainable development through deployment of advanced technology in the housing market. It aims at justifying the adoption of blockchain...