Lam, E W M; Chan, A P C; Olawumi, T O; Wong, I and Kazeem, K O (2024) Sustainability concepts in global high-rise residential buildings: A scientometric and systematic review. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(2), pp. 425-443. ISSN 2046-6099
Abstract
Purpose: Sustainability has been the subject of several scientific investigations. Many researchers in the construction industry have also examined a range of sustainability-related studies. However, few studies have thoroughly reviewed implementing sustainability concepts in high-rise residential buildings (HRRBs). Design/methodology/approach: By adopting scientometrics and systematic review (SR), this study seeks to map out recent sustainability trends and concepts in the design, development and operation of HRRBs worldwide and in Hong Kong. With a focus on bibliographic records from the Web of Science (WoS) database, 1,395 journal articles from 2013 to 2022 were analysed. Furthermore, thirteen studies were systematically reviewed. Findings: The SR indicated that sustainable practices in developing Hong Kong's HRRBs emphasised zero-carbon buildings, reduced energy usage and energy-efficient retrofitting. Likewise, terms such as BIM, urban density, life cycle assessment and system dynamics are strongly connected with clusters that include “residential buildings”, “high-rise buildings” and “high-rise residential buildings”. The study identified significant themes in establishing HRRBs by combining sustainable practices, emphasising urban governance and policy management, building performance and thermal comfort, energy and design optimisation, occupant behaviour and sensitivity analysis. Core sustainability ideas have improved resource management, air quality management and knowledge of user behaviour in HRRBs. Originality/value: The study allows researchers and practitioners to explore future research directions in the built environment per the application of sustainable concepts in the development of HRRBs from design, construction and post-construction phases.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | built environment; high-rise residential buildings; Hong Kong; scientometrics; sustainability |
| Index terms: | construction phase, urban governance, resource management, building performance, high-rise residential building, science, occupant behaviour, life cycle assessment, sensitivity analysis, system dynamics, investigation, design optimization, urban density, residential building, sustainable practice, methodology, database, construction industry, retrofitting, systematic literature review, Hong Kong, journal, built environment, practitioner, scientometrics, high-rise building, air quality, thermal comfort |
| Subjects: | environmental hazards, quality assurance, environmental impact, data collection methods, project delivery, specialized education, health behaviours and lifestyles, sustainable practices, research methods, design process, data management, analytical methods, control systems, practitioner, industry analysis, climate science, renovation and retrofit, construction type, research dissemination and communication, Geography, research evaluation and metrics, computing systems, environmental engineering, urban planning, infrastructure and transport systems |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Education, Digital Applications, Construction Technology, Project Management, Research Practice, Sustainability, Roles and Professions, Design Practice, Engineering Principles, Urban Studies, Governance, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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