the industrial sector's total productivity, the propensities to consume the resource, to consume housing and to save. Our …

Sustainability is a relatively new theme in Jordanian architecture and planning, but the city of Aqaba's new … physical environment. No other city in Jordan has been planned on the basis of sustainability. Between 2000 and 2004, a special … sustainability in the future planning of other areas as well as in the solution of many of Aqaba's problems. …

This study examined the influences of socio-cultural experiences on residents’ housing satisfaction in Ikorodu low …-cost housing estate in Lagos State. This study was carried out with the aid of questionnaire administration and reconnaissance … survey. The result of the survey shows that the total numbers of the housing units in the area were 119 buildings which …

The Indian housing finance market (HFM) has failed to promote housing development across the country. In its desire to … stabilise itself mainly in the major urban areas, the HFM has largely neglected issues of the housing sector in rural and lessâ …€“developed regions. Further, the financial housing needs of a large segment of the population are not being addressed. They continue to …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of energy consumption on the financial performance of … German residential buildings in a large panel framework. The authors provide evidence that energy efficiency in the … authors create portfolios of buildings across several energy consumption levels in order to describe the energy pricing …

Declarations are a first step in raising homebuyer awareness of the importance of sustainability in housing. Further monitoring of …Purpose – Sustainability Declarations were introduced by the Queensland State Government on 1 January 2010 as a … Sustainability Declaration has had on home buyer decision making and how effective the legislative mechanisms have been in achieving …

The aim of the study was to investigate as to whether piezoelectric energy harvesting could be a viable contributor to … a source of renewable energy for the future. Here, a keyboard usage study was conducted using a data gathering computer … found it was capable of producing 650 µJ of energy per keystroke. The results from this study suggest piezoelectric …

Energy is the source of development of the mankind and an indispensable input for economic growth. Currently, most of … the energy consumed in the world is composed of fossil fuels which are not environmentally friendly and reliable since … their prices are volatile and their supply compels importing countries dependent on energy exporting countries. Thus, a good …