“…Three considerations guided the choice of topics for review: (a) a critical mass of studies; (b) an emphasis on longitudinal methods; and (c) policy relevance. …”

“…The result is a fresh understanding of each system, original insight into their historical similarities, and an intriguing display of the strategies that systems leaders deploy to retain power." —Hugh B. Mehan, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, San Diego "This bold and stunning book excavates the ideological codes that sustain social and political movements across time, space, and cultures. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the Special Issue Editor -- Preface to "Sustainability Assessments of Buildings" -- Elena Bernardi, Salvatore Carlucci, Cristina Cornaro and Rolf André Bohne An Analysis of the Most Adopted Rating Systems for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Buildings Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(7), 1226; doi: 10.3390/su9071226 -- Yan Ning, Yadi Li, Shuangshuang Yang and Chuanjing Ju Exploring Socio-Technical Features of Green Interior Design of Residential Buildings: Indicators, Interdependence and Embeddedness Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(1), 33; doi: 10.3390/su9010033 -- Rui Jiang and Rongrong Li Decomposition and Decoupling Analysis of Life-Cycle Carbon Emission in China's Building Sector Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(5), 793; doi: 10.3390/su9050793 -- Vidushini Siva, Thomas Hoppe and Mansi Jain Green Buildings in Singapore; Analyzing a Frontrunner's Sectoral Innovation System Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(6), 919; doi: 10.3390/su9060919 -- Joseph Amoako-Attah and Ali B-Jahromi The Impact of Different Weather Files on London Detached Residential Building Performance-Deterministic, Uncertainty, and Sensitivity Analysis on CIBSE TM48 and CIBSE TM49 Future Weather Variables Using CIBSE TM52 as Overheating Criteria Reprinted from: Sustainability 2016, 8(11), 1194; doi: 10.3390/su8111194 -- Jian Yao and Rongyue Zheng Stochastic Characteristics of Manual Solar Shades and their Influence on Building Energy Performance Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(6), 1070; doi: 10.3390/su9061070 -- Li Zhao and Zhengnan Zhou Developing a Rating System for Building Energy Efficiency Based on In Situ Measurement in China Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(2), 208; doi: 10.3390/su9020208 -- Guangdong Wu, Kaifeng Duan, Jian Zuo, Xianbo Zhao and Daizhong Tang Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Public Rental Housing Community Based on a Hybrid Method of AHP-Entropy Weight and Cloud Model Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(4), 603; doi: 10.3390/su9040603 -- Young-Sun Jeong Assessment of Alternative Scenarios for CO2 Reduction Potential in the Residential Building Sector Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(3), 394; doi: 10.3390/su9030394 -- Patrizia Lombardi, Francesca Abastante, Sara Torabi Moghadam and Jacopo Toniolo Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support Systems for Future Urban Energy Retrofitting Scenarios Reprinted from: Sustainability 2017, 9(7), 1252; doi: 10.3390/su9071252…”

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