The benefits and challenges of sustainable buildings in Prishtina, Kosovo

Hoxha, Visar; Shala, Fjolla

doi:10.1108/f-08-2018-0097

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“…Fig. 2 The similarities of findings from previous studies (Sources: 1 = Abdel-malak, et al [22]; 2 = Ajayi, et al [3]; 3 = Hoxha, et al [8]; 4 = Akadiri and Olomolaiye [23]; 5 = Krueger, et al [24]; 6 = Hoxha and Shala [25]; 7 = Jailani, et al [26]; 8 = Oduyemi and Okoroh [27]; 9 = Mahmoudkelaye, et al [28]; 10 = Danso [29].…”

Section: A Sustainable Criteria For Decision Making (Grounded Theory)supporting

confidence: 67%

A Value-Based Decision-Making Model for Selecting Sustainable Materials for Buildings

Ruslan¹,

Al-Atesh²,

Rahmawati³

et al. 2021

International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology

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Nowadays, the earth faces problems and challenges from different circumstances due to the dramatic rise of urban modernization. The construction industry is the most contributor to climate change. Achieving sustainability in construction is complicated, but one of the most optimal strategies is selecting building materials with a lower carbon footprint. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the criteria for sustainable materials selection, rank and prioritize sustainable criteria, and developing value-based decision making. A mixed method was used to satisfy the objectives through an extensive literature review, surveys, and interviews with experts. The statistical descriptive was based on a scatter plot of mean and standard deviation, AHP judgment and Value-based decision-making using function over cost. There are two alternatives obtained in this study: Aluminum Composite Panel (ACP) and Stainless Steel. As a result, the suitable alternative for sustainable façade material is ACP based on value-based calculation. The tendency of choosing sustainable material depends on the stakeholders, owner of the building, designers, and others. The research is to show the way in selecting sustainable material by using value-based analysis. This study could expect to give feasibility and useful knowledge in solving problems and increase the use of sustainable materials in building construction. Future research may be conducted with different requirements for sustainable materials. AHP and Value-based analysis are structured technique that solves a complex problem easily using mathematics and psychology approach.

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Section: A Sustainable Criteria For Decision Making (Grounded Theory)supporting

confidence: 67%

A Value-Based Decision-Making Model for Selecting Sustainable Materials for Buildings

Ruslan¹,

Al-Atesh²,

Rahmawati³

et al. 2021

International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology

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“…The country has an unclear health financing system17 18 with underfunded public healthcare institutions17–19 and growing but unregulated private sector 17 20. Since 2011, healthcare reform efforts have focused around health financing reform and reorganisation of healthcare system17 and maternal care is a major priority due to high natality rate 21. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the association of CS rates with the health system characteristics in the public hospitals of Kosovo.…”

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Health system factors and caesarean sections in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study

Hoxha

Fejza²,

Aliu³

et al. 2019

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveTo investigate the association of caesarean section rates with the health system characteristics in the public hospitals of Kosovo.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingFive largest public hospitals in Kosovo.Participants859 women with low-risk deliveries who delivered from April to May 2015 in five public hospitals in Kosovo.Outcome measuresThe prespecified outcomes were the crude and adjusted OR of births delivered with caesarean section by health system characteristics such as delivery by the physician who provided antenatal care, health insurance status and other. Additional prespecified outcomes were caesarean section rates and crude ORs for delivery with caesarean in each public hospital.ResultsWomen with personal monthly income had increased odds for caesarean (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.27), as did women with private health insurance coverage (OR 3.44, 95% CI 1.20 to 9.85). Women instructed by a midwife on preparation for delivery had decreasing odds (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.51) while women having preference for a caesarean had increasing odds for delivery with caesarean (OR 3.84, 95% CI 1.96 to 7.51). The odds for caesarean increased also in the case of delivery by a physician who provided antenatal care (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.16 to 3.67) and delivery during office hours (OR 2.36, 95% CI 1.37 to 4.05), while delivery at the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo decreased the odds for caesarean (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.90).ConclusionsWe found that several health system characteristics are associated with the increase of caesarean sections in a low-risk population of delivering women in public hospitals of Kosovo. These findings should be explored further and addressed via policy measures that would tackle provision of unnecessary caesareans. The study findings could assist Kosovo to develop corrective policies in addressing overuse of caesareans and may provide useful information for other middle-income countries.

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“…Furthermore, in this era of innovative changes in construction processes, the construction projects are expected to satisfy the economic objectives of the clients while preserving the natural environment and protecting the social wellbeing of the occupants [29]. However, different factors are militating against the construction industry's sustainability initiatives [30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. The extant literature shows that most of these factors are client-related [21,[37][38][39].…”

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Factors Influencing Clients’ Commitment to Sustainable Construction Practices

Okoye¹

2021

IJSDP

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The success of every construction projects largely depends on the level of commitment of the clients. This study examined the factors influencing the level of clients’ commitment to sustainable construction practices in Nigeria. A questionnaire survey was use to collect data from the public and private construction clients on the level of influence of 16 factors extracted from the literature. A total of 182 valid questionnaires were used for analysis. The result revealed that nine factors with weighted average (W) 0.8≤W≤1 have a high level of influence, whereas seven factors with 0.6≤W≤0.8 have a high-medium level of influence on the clients’ commitment. However, the five most influential factors were: client knowledge and awareness, Cost implication and mechanism of financial involvement, economic value and return on investment, end-user/client perception and preference, and health and safety implications. The result further revealed that there is significant difference on how these factors influence the level of commitment of sustainable construction practices of the public and private clients. The study suggested that the disparity was due to the differences in the level of knowledge, awareness, involvement and commitment of the public and private clients to sustainable construction concept. Hence, it is important to optimize the level of knowledge and awareness of the clients, about the cost, benefits/profits, and health and safety implications of sustainable construction practices so as to promote the level of client’s commitment to sustainable construction practices. It recommended for adequate client involvement throughout the sustainable construction life cycle and a sustained awareness campaign, championed by relevant government agencies and professional organizations through different public programs so as to increase the clients’ commitment and desirability to demand for more sustainable construction projects.

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The benefits and challenges of sustainable buildings in Prishtina, Kosovo

Cited by 16 publications

References 27 publications

A Value-Based Decision-Making Model for Selecting Sustainable Materials for Buildings

A Value-Based Decision-Making Model for Selecting Sustainable Materials for Buildings

Health system factors and caesarean sections in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study

Factors Influencing Clients’ Commitment to Sustainable Construction Practices

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