Abstract
A series of international conferences and initiatives, such as the Habitat III New Urban Agenda and UN Sustainable Development Goals, have urged industry, scholars, and policymakers to create an inclusive and sustainable built environment for all in the coming era of cities. Green building schemes, which have been gaining momentum over recent decades, are one of the most influential measures that have been taken to promote urban sustainability. However, due to disciplinary characteristics, most current studies share a techno-engineering focus. Seldom do they answer the question: will green buildings make a difference to the occupants? This paper explains how, and to what extent, green features and design contribute to different dimensions of occupant well-being by conducting a systematic and comprehensive review of current journal articles and industrial reports. It provides an alternative, occupant-oriented perspective to the conventional discourse. A conceptual framework is developed, revealing that green building aspects are linked to six dimensions (three subjective and three objective) of occupant well-being. It further shows how different green features are linked with these dimensions through a detailed examination of the literature. Finally, suggestions are provided based on the research findings for the direction of future green building development and empirical research.
Highlights
Urban sustainability on multiple frontiers has been promoted in recent years, with the human-centered perspective receiving unprecedented attention and more stress on the utility, performance, and effectiveness of sustainable measures
This paper aims to summarize the current research from a human-oriented perspective to investigate how and to what extent green buildings will contribute to occupant well-being
This paper provides an alternative occupant-oriented perspective to the technoengineering centered discourse of green buildings in an era of cities
Summary
Urban sustainability on multiple frontiers has been promoted in recent years, with the human-centered perspective receiving unprecedented attention and more stress on the utility, performance, and effectiveness of sustainable measures. This paper provides a panoramic view of how green buildings contribute to different dimensions of occupant well-being by reviewing current journal papers and interdisciplinary industry reports. This paper aims to summarize the current research from a human-oriented perspective to investigate how and to what extent green buildings will contribute to occupant well-being. It is, meaningful to evaluate whether the steps taken to promote urban sustainability have really made a difference to the public in general.
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