About this Research Topic
This Research Topic aims to encourage the publication of research on the roles of construction and facilities in the built environment in relation to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their contribution to Planet, Prosperity, and Partnership (3Ps). Opoku (2024) explored the link between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the built environment structured around the 5Ps of the SDGs - people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships as the future direction of research within this multidisciplinary field of study.
We invite papers considering the wide spectrum of construction and facilities contributions to the 3Ps. Contribution to the planet, for instance, we can sustainably improve our living standards in
terms of environmental, economic, and social sustainable development strands relevant to the built environment all over the world. Both research and practice and fast-forward innovations
within the profession is significantly valuable to examine how research dealt with standards in the built environment (Klungseth et al., 2022). IFMEC (2018) suggests that the Facilities Management (FM) sector has benefited by adopting relevant technologies such as artificial
intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) etc., as parts of the sector’s smart-building agenda to support the realization of the UN´s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure). Klungseth et. al. (2023) also emphasise the influence sustainability and/or digitalisation have had on standards within the built environment and particularly for the buildings use phase, no matter what kinds of standards are beneficial and significant to the future development of the environment. Contribution to prosperity, for instance, FM is currently focusing on sustainability through the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) when making business decisions (Lok et. al. 2023). Standardised and strategic level support is crucial for
the smooth adoption of sustainability. Contribution to partnership, for instance, Opoku and Lee (2022) asserted that the emphasis
of FM is moving towards a long-term focus by adopting practices that consider the social, environmental and economic benefits of business decisions. They provide a discussion of how the FM sector can contribute to the realisation of various aspects of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at various organisational levels, integrating data-driven management technologies.
Research papers including those building, applying or testing models or frameworks, incorporating action research, case studies or applying an empirical approach all are welcome, as well as theoretical or conceptual approaches to the subject.
We invite papers considering the wide spectrum of construction and facilities contributions to the 3Ps. Contribution to the planet, for instance, we can sustainably improve our living standards in
terms of environmental, economic, and social sustainable development strands relevant to the built environment all over the world. Both research and practice and fast-forward innovations
within the profession is significantly valuable to examine how research dealt with standards in the built environment (Klungseth et al., 2022). IFMEC (2018) suggests that the Facilities Management (FM) sector has benefited by adopting relevant technologies such as artificial
intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) etc., as parts of the sector’s smart-building agenda to support the realization of the UN´s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure). Klungseth et. al. (2023) also emphasise the influence sustainability and/or digitalisation have had on standards within the built environment and particularly for the buildings use phase, no matter what kinds of standards are beneficial and significant to the future development of the environment. Contribution to prosperity, for instance, FM is currently focusing on sustainability through the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) when making business decisions (Lok et. al. 2023). Standardised and strategic level support is crucial for
the smooth adoption of sustainability. Contribution to partnership, for instance, Opoku and Lee (2022) asserted that the emphasis
of FM is moving towards a long-term focus by adopting practices that consider the social, environmental and economic benefits of business decisions. They provide a discussion of how the FM sector can contribute to the realisation of various aspects of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at various organisational levels, integrating data-driven management technologies.
Research papers including those building, applying or testing models or frameworks, incorporating action research, case studies or applying an empirical approach all are welcome, as well as theoretical or conceptual approaches to the subject.
Keywords: sustainable construction, built environment, 3Ps, SDGs, Sustainable Development
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