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This book comprises six papers published in the Special Issue “Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits”. The six papers each adopt different perspectives in investigating building energy retrofit practices in Hong Kong, Poland, the Netherlands, Finland, and Italy. The target of the studies includes campus buildings, renovation options for modernist housing estates, green building certification schemes, practitioners’ views and practices, and energy system performance.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- building energy performance --- building energy retrofits --- green building certification --- transaction costs --- agency theory --- incentives --- facility management --- KPI --- refurbishment --- renovation --- retrofit --- survey --- building energy system optimization --- renewable energy retrofit --- life cycle emission --- building energy retrofitting --- building information modelling (BIM) --- energy performance evaluation --- BREEAM-NL --- energy transition --- RACI matrix --- LCOH --- life-cycle cost --- heating --- cooling --- heat pump --- fossil fuel --- biomass --- greenhouse gas --- architecture --- “Renovation Wave” --- energy-efficiency --- CO2 emissions --- well-being

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This book comprises six papers published in the Special Issue “Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits”. The six papers each adopt different perspectives in investigating building energy retrofit practices in Hong Kong, Poland, the Netherlands, Finland, and Italy. The target of the studies includes campus buildings, renovation options for modernist housing estates, green building certification schemes, practitioners’ views and practices, and energy system performance.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- building energy performance --- building energy retrofits --- green building certification --- transaction costs --- agency theory --- incentives --- facility management --- KPI --- refurbishment --- renovation --- retrofit --- survey --- building energy system optimization --- renewable energy retrofit --- life cycle emission --- building energy retrofitting --- building information modelling (BIM) --- energy performance evaluation --- BREEAM-NL --- energy transition --- RACI matrix --- LCOH --- life-cycle cost --- heating --- cooling --- heat pump --- fossil fuel --- biomass --- greenhouse gas --- architecture --- “Renovation Wave” --- energy-efficiency --- CO2 emissions --- well-being

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Cognitive building is a pioneering topic envisioning the future of our built environment. The concept of "cognitive" provides a paradigm shift that steps from the static concept of the building as a container of human activities towards the modernist vision of "machine à habiter" of Le Corbusier, where the technological content adds the capability of learning from users' behavior and environmental variables to adapt itself to achieve major goals such as user comfort, energy-saving, flexible functionality, high durability, and good maintainability. The concept is based on digital frameworks and IoT networks towards the concept of a smart city.

explainable post occupancy --- humanoid robot --- lighting simulation software --- BIM --- openBIM --- IFC --- IoT --- sensors --- cognitive buildings --- asset management --- digital twin --- BEM --- simulation modelling --- dynamic simulation --- Building Information Modelling (BIM) --- Internet of Things (IoT) --- facility management --- cyber-physical systems --- Building Management System --- Digital Twin --- Post-Occupancy Evaluations --- cognitive --- digital twins --- building lifecycle management --- artificial intelligence --- decision support --- self-learning --- optimization --- building performance simulation --- lighting simulation --- lighting quality --- visual comfort --- office field study --- evidence-based design --- building information modeling --- HVAC --- fan coil --- Internet of Things --- predictive maintenance --- fault detection --- smart building --- sustainable building --- construction projects --- BIM implementation --- stakeholders --- barriers --- construction product --- servitization --- level of evidence --- level curves --- ground slopes --- embankments --- road and rail design --- n/a

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This book discusses the role of environmental and social impact assessments in companies, such as profit and non-profit realities as a pathway for sustainable development and the role of hybrid organizations in the context of growth and change. The book includes theoretical analyses, case studies, and literature reviews on impact assessment using broad perspectives. Finally, the links between social assessment and social finance are addressed.

Information technology industries --- environmental and social impact assessment --- dam and mega-projects --- forced displacement and resettlement --- land eviction and expropriation --- Borneo and Orang Ulu --- first nations and ethnic minorities --- social finance --- social banking --- sustainable development --- bibliometric analysis --- principle of sustainable development --- public interest --- individual interest --- cultural heritage --- law --- hybrid organization --- social impact --- value creation --- civil service --- social impact assessment --- social impact models --- sustainability --- third sector --- SIA models --- comprehensive review --- human capital --- integrated reporting --- building information modelling (BIM) --- construction and demolition waste (CDW) --- design build (DB) --- environmental assessment --- public client --- waste minimization

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To be competitive, companies must develop capabilities that allow them to react rapidly to market demands. The innovation methods of the past are not adapted to the turbulence of the modern world. In the last decade, increasing globalization of markets and Industry 4.0 have caused profound changes in the best way to manage the innovation process. This e-book includes a collection of thirteen papers that discuss theoretical approaches, case studies, and surveys focused on issues related to open innovation and its mechanisms.

Technology: general issues --- eco-innovation --- cleaner production --- strategy --- performance --- natural resource-based view --- stakeholder theory --- decision making --- forest management --- Nash Bayesian Equilibrium (NBE) --- Harsanyi’s Transformation (HT) --- risk management --- project management --- sustainability --- social network analysis --- collaborative networks --- project lifecycle --- project critical success factors --- open innovation --- predictive model --- project outcome likelihood --- organizational competencies --- innovation ecosystem --- evolutionary economics --- Panarchy --- resilience --- adaptation --- competitiveness --- innovation --- new products --- functional framework --- SIFSNPIP --- case studies --- ecosystem --- organic wine --- Tuscany --- virtual enterprise --- fuzzy logic --- systems engineering --- entrepreneurship --- technopreneurial intentions --- grand challenges --- innovation ecosystems --- mission-oriented innovation --- SDGs --- sustainable innovation --- systematic literature review --- SLR --- transformative innovation --- typology --- architecture engineering and construction (AEC) industry --- building information modelling (BIM) --- cultivation --- Technological Readiness Level --- smart farming --- viticulture --- lean --- business model canvas --- circular economy --- user integration --- cars --- electric vehicles --- biofuels --- logit models --- n/a --- Harsanyi's Transformation (HT) --- Technology.