Sustainability Experts Research Articles

A practical approach to promoting sustainable development in the construction industry through the use of the LOTUS-Vietnamese green-building assessment tool

In the context of global climate change mitigation, building design optimization is crucial for effective and efficient resource management throughout a project’s life cycle. This study addresses the challenge of assessing green building levels using a Vietnamese perspective. A survey of over 220 participants, including investors, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders, was conducted to identify factors influencing green building assessments. Data analysis, employing SPSS software, explored 57 factors encompassing life-cycle economic optimization, energy and water conservation, material selection, project management, and strategic market benefits. The findings highlight effective energy management as a key determinant shaping sustainable building approaches and assessments. These results offer valuable insights for life cycle cost assessments and environmental impact evaluations during project implementation. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the importance of project developers prioritizing factors that influence the achievement of green building goals based on LOTUS green building rating standards in Vietnam. The predicted results demonstrate that governments should enforce legislation and establish clear green construction regulations to promote environmentally friendly growth, and that construction companies should use environmentally friendly materials and practices in their projects. This research contributes to the knowledge base for scholars, designers, and sustainability experts by systematically identifying factors that influence green building assessments under LOTUS standards.

Integrating the sustainable development goals into health professions’ curricula: using the nominal group technique to guide their contextualisation

BackgroundTo embed the Sustainable Development Goals in health profession education, educators must contextualise them to their profession and geographical region. This study used the nominal group technique to contextualise the SDGs for Australian nutrition and dietetics tertiary education programs by determining the specific knowledge, skills, and values required for graduating dietitians to practise sustainably.MethodsIn 2022, 23 experts in food and sustainability attended a group session that employed the nominal group technique to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals knowledge, skills, and values Australian dietetic students should develop. After the group session, participants ranked the Sustainable Development Goals according to their perceived level of importance for student dietitians. These data were analysed using multi-methods, including a summation of the rankings, directed qualitative content analysis and reflexive thematic analysis.ResultsThe three highest-priority Sustainable Development Goals identified were (1) Zero Hunger, (2) Good Health and Well-Being, and (3) Responsible Consumption and Production, which were then considered with the qualitative findings. The main categories that were generated from the content analysis reflected the broad knowledge, skills, and values student dietitians should develop. The preliminary codes provided specific details for each of the main categories. The thematic analysis generated two additional themes: the importance of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, and authentic experiential learning activities.ConclusionsThe method employed for this study provides a useful framework for health professions to contextualise the Sustainable Development Goals to their profession and geographical region. For this study, the ranking process and the qualitative data analysis enabled the Sustainable Development Goals to be reframed in a way that would be meaningful for dietetic educators and students and demonstrate the interrelatedness of the goals. The direct qualitative content analysis and reflexive thematic analysis identified the knowledge, skills, and values student dietitians should develop.

An Exploration of Food Sustainability Practices in the Food Industry across Europe

Sustainability is becoming essential and actively debated in the food sector, influencing companies and stakeholders globally. Sustainability practices have been developed and integrated into food industry actions and policies to meet present needs without compromising future needs. The aim of this study was to explore the current sustainability practices across the food industry in Europe and how initiatives are developed, implemented and evaluated to achieve food sustainability targets. This study formed part of a larger European project (2022-1-IE01-KA220-VET-000087508 Digitalisation of Sustainable Health Education). In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 food industry employees with expertise in sustainability across Ireland, Poland, Lithuania, and Cyprus. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed. Three themes were identified: sustainable practices challenges, facilitators of green practice, and thinking to the future, Complying with the Science-Based Targets initiative, and setting emissions targets such net zero by 2050 and reducing waste output, drove sustainable activities. Participants identified barriers to initiative development and implementation including cost, monitoring time, product quality, and employee engagement. Employee and stakeholder understanding were crucial to sustainability initiative success. Gaps in research were identified as the proliferation of environmental labels and greater company collaboration to share sustainability data. A key consideration highlighted in discussions was the importance of collaboration and education for raising awareness and strengthening the implementation and long-term maintenance of food sustainability practices within industry. Greater collaboration between large food companies to share raw sustainability metric data could strengthen initiative outcomes and raise greater awareness among stakeholders, bridging the knowledge gap with producers or stakeholders who operate on a smaller scale.

Carbon neutral higher education institutions: a reality check, challenges and solutions

PurposeCalculating an organization's carbon footprint is crucial for assessing and implementing emission reductions. Although Finnish higher education institutions (HEIs) aim for carbon neutrality by 2030, limited research exists on plans to reach a similar target in any country. This paper aims to address the shared and individual challenges Finnish HEIs have with carbon footprint calculations, reductions, resources and offsetting.Design/methodology/approachA survey was targeted to sustainability experts in all 38 HEIs in Finland to identify key patterns and trends in the focus fields of the study. SWOT analysis was used to classify main strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats, based on which a series of policy recommendations was drafted.FindingsFinnish HEIs are committed to carbon footprint tracking (97%, annually by 87%). The lack of standardization and the number of external stakeholders complicate accounting indirect emissions, impeding comparability and reliability. Only 39% had set separate emission reduction targets, suggesting a preference for carbon footprint over other environmental impact indicators. Insufficient monetary and human resources emerged in 23% of institutions, especially those smaller in size. Only 52% had clear offsetting plans, with shared concerns over trust and responsibility.Originality/valueBy including both research universities and universities of applied sciences, the findings provide an unprecedented outlook into the entire Finnish HEI sector. The policy recommendations guide HEIs both locally and globally on how to improve their transparency and scientific integrity, reflect on core successes and weaknesses and how they complete their objectives of education, research and social impact while promoting stronger sustainability.

Use of Delphi methodology to select sustainability indicators on dairy farms: an exploration of environmental, economic, social and animal welfare dimensions

Sustainable livestock production is essential to ensure the availability of food and resources, and to address the social, economic, and environmental challenges that threaten conventional livestock production. While there is consensus among economic, social, and scientific groups on the need to assess sustainability to make decisions that protect resources for present and future generations, there are few sustainability assessment tools that address it holistically. The aim of this study was to develop an assessment tool applicable to farms by identifying the indicators currently applied in dairy farms, based on a systematic literature review and expert opinion. This study used the Delphi methodology to explore sustainability indicators at the farm level. A panel of seven expert researchers and academics in livestock sustainability and animal welfare participated in the study. A high level of consensus was found for 15 economic indicators, 14 social indicators, 20 environmental indicators, and 16 animal welfare indicators. Some indicators, such as financial autonomy, transmissibility, cow and labor productivity, husbandry system, labor intensity, community bonding, labor satisfaction, biodiversity, crop rotation, fertilization, manure management, and water management, showed a high level of consensus and were considered useful in assessing sustainability on dairy farms. In addition, livestock sustainability experts reached a high consensus on 16 animal welfare indicators that could be useful in assessing farm sustainability. These results provide a solid basis for sustainability indicators in the economic, social, environmental, and animal welfare dimensions, which could serve as a basis for developing a sustainability assessment tool for dairy farms.

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Abstract 3rd. Congress in Sustainability, Energy and City CSECity’23 The 3rd. Congress in Sustainability, Energy and City (CSECity’23) was held at Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, in Ambato – Ecuador during 20-21 November 2023. This event adopted a hybrid format, combining in-person and virtual participation. The decision for a hybrid setup was driven by our commitment to inclusivity and environmental sustainability, reducing the overall carbon footprint associated with travel. CSECity’23 will bring together experts in sustainability, urbanism, energy, and industry. This multidisciplinary group of researchers will allow the transfer of knowledge between academic institutions, raise research, and analyze how intermediate cities and industries are likely to change and adapt in the coming months and years in a sustainable way. Presenting high-quality, peer-reviewed papers, the book discusses the following topics: • Information Technologies • Software Systems, Architectures, Applications and Tools • Sustainable, Energy and City CSECity’23 received 28 submissions written in English by 89 authors coming from 4 different countries. All these papers were peer-reviewed by the CSECity’23 Program Committee consisting of 80 high-quality researchers. To assure a high-quality and thoughtful review process, we assigned each paper at least two reviewers. Based on peer reviews, 11 full papers were accepted, resulting in a 39.28% acceptance rate, which was within our goal. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the invited speakers for their inspirational talks, to the authors for submitting their work to this conference, and the reviewers for sharing their experience during the selection process. November 2023. Manuel Ayala-Chauvin Fátima Avilés-Castillo Miguel Botto-Tobar List of ORGANIZATION is available in this pdf.

Where to Start: Creating a Roadmap for Collection Storage Planning Through a Collaborative Values-Based Approach: A National Endowment for the Humanities Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections project at The New York Public Library

Collection storage is one of the most complex collaborations a museum, library, or archive can undertake. A high-level initial assessment can help overcome the inertia and complexity that overwhelms larger organizations due to the number of stakeholders, spaces, and collections. Large institutions need to rise above room-level preservation issues and focus on global, values-based thinking. With support from the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), The Research Libraries of the New York Public Library (NYPL) designed a collaborative pre-planning exercise to inform long-range collection storage planning for over fifty storage areas within its Manhattan research centers. Pulling together experts in architecture, preservation environment, and sustainability to review NYPL’s storage needs in collaboration with an internal team of stakeholders, the project established foundations for ongoing values-based collaborative planning. Project design and considerations on synthesizing observations into recommendations are discussed in this article.

Accountants and Sustainability Reporting

This study enhances the understanding of sustainability reporting by examining Icelandic auditors’ readiness to engage with existing sustainability frameworks. In collaboration with the Association of Certified Public Accountants in Iceland, a survey was conducted in 2022. The results highlighted a significant gap in knowledge and experience among Icelandic auditors regarding eight specific sustainability frameworks—which, notably, lacked any legal audit requirements at the time. In a similar survey in the United States focused on auditors’ familiarity with sustainability reporting within financial statements and their practical experience in this area came to comparable conclusions. To build on these findings, future research could utilize qualitative interviews to delve deeper into auditors’ perspectives and practices, particularly within audit teams. Exploring how audit firms develop expertise in sustainability reporting practices could also yield important insights into effective strategies. This study points to a critical need for improved education and training in sustainability reporting. The recent requirement for mandatory audits of sustainability reports—introduced after our survey—underscores the urgency of addressing these educational gaps.

ASSESSING COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS ON THE ROLE OF RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY RATTANAKOSIN IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS)

This research investigates the role of Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin (RMUTR) in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its community, exploring community perceptions, educational outcomes related to sustainability initiatives, and challenges and opportunities for Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, which RMUTR faces in its engagement efforts. Through a qualitative methodology involving semi-structured interviews with various community stakeholders including students, faculty, local government officials, business owners, and residents in Nakhon Pathom. This study provides in-depth understanding of the expectations placed on RMUTR and its strategies to align with both global sustainability goals and the needs of the local community. The findings reveal community expectations, highlighting a pragmatic desire for direct, tangible benefits from the university's resources and capabilities, such as facility sharing, expertise in sustainability, and the development of practical skills through educational programs. While local businesses emphasize the need for resource sharing and partnership facilitation for immediate economic benefits, students and residents express a strong preference for practical sustainability support, exemplified by the demand for projects like the installation of solar panels. Challenges identified include a need for more awareness about the SDGs among community members, resource constraints, and the difficulty of aligning university initiatives with immediate local needs. Opportunities for RMUTR lie in leading awareness campaigns, leveraging partnerships to pool resources, and conducting regular needs assessments to ensure the relevance and impact of sustainability initiatives. Moreover, the study underscores the importance of developing clear metrics for measuring the impact of these initiatives and fostering sustained community engagement.

FORECASTING THE QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF INTEGRATED REPORTING OF CORPORATE ENTERPRISES: EMPIRICAL EXPERIENCE OF SOUTH AFRICA

The quality assessment of integrated reporting involves analyzing various aspects of an integrated report of corporate enterprises to determine the level of compliance with standards and the quality of reporting on financial and non-financial aspects. The assessment can be carried out by various stakeholders: rating agencies, auditors, sustainability experts, analysts, etc. The lack of a forecast for the quality assessment of integrated reporting of corporate enterprises for the next three years makes it impossible to understand the ways of its further development.The purpose of the article is to develop new methodological approaches to forecasting the quality assessment of integrated reporting of corporate enterprises in South Africa. Such a forecast allows us to determine the future state of integrated reporting of corporate enterprises in South African countries.The information base of the research is the scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign researchers on the quality assessment of integrated reporting of corporate enterprises. The survey “Excellence in Integrated Reporting”, conducted by the international company EY for a period of 10 years (2013-2022), conducted among corporate companies, was used as an empirical basis for ensuring the evidence of theoretical provisions, the reliability of conclusions and recommendations, and the substantiation of corresponding forecasts.The practical value of the scientific research is that the results obtained by the authors will help to forecast the quality assessment of integrated reporting of corporate enterprises, which made it possible to identify relevant areas that can contribute to the development of integrated reporting of corporate enterprises and improve its quality.

The Sustainability committee and environmental disclosure: International evidence

This paper contributes to the growing debate about the role of board-level sustainability committees, focusing on whether they leverage sustainability expertise for impactful environmental initiatives or purely serve as symbolic actions aimed at greenwashing. Using a large set of firms from 35 countries over the 2010–2017 period, we find that the presence of a sustainability committee is positively associated with higher-quality GHG emissions disclosure. This finding is robust to endogeneity and sample selection bias concerns. The sustainability committee effect is more pronounced when external environmental institutions are too weak to properly monitor corporate environmental disclosure. Our findings suggest that sustainability committees are not a symbolic management tool, but play a crucial role in enhancing corporate environmental disclosure.

Framing effects on sustainable behavior

AbstractThe impacts of climate change are profound and widespread. Investigating the impact of strategic climate change communication is crucial for informing effective communication strategies and ultimately driving meaningful action toward addressing climate change. This research aims to develop effective climate change communication on Facebook with the objective of fostering sustainable behavior. It seeks to accomplish this by evaluating the influence of strategic climate change frames on sustainable behavior intentions and examining the moderating effect of greenwash awareness. We conducted two experimental studies: A 10 (frames) x 2 (greenwash awareness: high vs. low) between‐subject experiment with 710 responses and a 25 (frames) x 2 (greenwash awareness: high vs. low) between‐subject experiment with 1586 responses. Results indicate that communication framed in natural well‐being, sustainable expertise, and environmental frames encouraged sustainable behavior more than other frames. Multiple frames are more persuasive than single frames in increasing the intention of sustainable action. Greenwash awareness exerts moderating impacts on the framing effects. The current research is the first exploration to shed light on framing strategies of climate change communications by taking non‐climate frames and greenwash awareness into consideration. We offer actionable insights into how enterprises can strategically use frames to improve performance and accountability in sustainable development.

Analysis of the quality of sustainability reports published by Brazilian companies: An analytic hierarchy process‐grey clustering approach

AbstractThis paper aims to assess the extent to which Brazilian companies adhere to the accuracy, balance, clarity, comparability, reliability, and timeliness criteria recommended by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. A survey was conducted with experts in sustainability reporting with extensive experience in the Brazilian corporate context. The analytic hierarchy process was employed to assign weights to the criteria, and a grey fixed weight clustering model was proposed to analyze the collected data. Clarity and accuracy received the highest weights, which is concerning given the quality observed in sustainability reports. A lower emphasis on timeliness in sustainability reporting reflects many companies' publishing practices, prompting more efficient reporting. The majority of respondents perceive the quality of information in sustainability reports from Brazilian companies as falling within the medium maturity range, suggesting significant room for enhancement. The originality of this study lies both in the methodological approach, which combines multicriteria decision techniques capable of incorporating uncertainty related to data on sustainability reports, as well as in the results that provide information for improving sustainability reporting practices. The findings provide a foundation for companies and policymakers to enhance sustainability reporting, particularly in developing nations, promoting transparency, accountability, and international standard compliance.

Celebrating Australian nurses who are pioneering the response to climate change: a compilation of case studies

Background Nurses, the largest healthcare workforce, are well placed to provide leadership in initiatives that promote planetary health. Yet, few practical examples of nurse leadership in the health sector’s response to climate change are evident in the scholarly literature. Aim The aim of this discussion paper is to profile Australian nurses who are leading initiatives designed to champion planetary health and promote sustainable practice. Methods The paper presents a series of case studies derived from interviews conducted in October and November 2023. Findings The nurses’ experiences and insights, along with the challenges they have encountered, are presented as evidence of Kouzes and Posner’s five practices of exemplary leadership. Conclusion The case studies demonstrate that appointment of more nurses with climate and sustainability expertise will accelerate the implementation of responsive strategies that target waste management, emissions reduction and climate resilience across healthcare organisations.

Advancing environmental sustainability in the creative sectors: A strategic HR framework based on data analytics and eco-innovation

In response to the growing urgency of environmental sustainability, industries across the globe are seeking innovative approaches to mitigate their ecological footprint. The creative sectors, encompassing fields such as design, advertising, media, and entertainment, wield significant influence in shaping societal norms and consumer behavior. However, their activities often come with substantial environmental consequences. This proposes a strategic human resource (HR) framework grounded in data analytics and eco-innovation to foster environmental sustainability within the creative sectors. The proposed framework emphasizes the pivotal role of HR practices in driving organizational change towards sustainability. Leveraging data analytics, organizations can gain insights into their environmental impact across various stages of production and consumption. By analyzing this data, firms can identify key areas for improvement and implement targeted strategies to reduce resource consumption, waste generation, and carbon emissions. Moreover, eco-innovation emerges as a central pillar of this framework, encouraging organizations to rethink traditional practices and develop creative solutions that minimize environmental harm. Through eco-innovation, firms can design products, services, and processes that align with principles of sustainability while maintaining competitiveness in the market. Strategic HR practices play a critical role in facilitating this transition towards environmental sustainability. HR departments can champion sustainability initiatives by fostering a culture of environmental consciousness, providing training on eco-friendly practices, and incentivizing employees to contribute to sustainability goals. Furthermore, HR professionals can spearhead recruitment efforts to attract individuals with expertise in sustainability and facilitate knowledge sharing within the organization. The integration of data analytics and eco-innovation into HR practices represents a forward-thinking approach to addressing environmental challenges in the creative sectors. By adopting this strategic framework, organizations can not only minimize their ecological footprint but also capitalize on opportunities for innovation and differentiation in an increasingly environmentally conscious marketplace. Ultimately, this review advocates for a holistic approach to sustainability that encompasses both environmental and organizational objectives within the creative sectors.

A Study of Sustainability Concepts for Developing Green Universities in Thailand

Developing universities to become green and sustainable universities is important. This is in line with the world’s sustainable development guidelines. In developing a university towards being green and sustainable, different sustainability assessment criteria have been used, including the UI GreenMetric, GRI, STARS, AUN, THE’S Impact Ranking, and AISHE. Each criterion is designed in a broad-spectrum manner that is not specific. Therefore, this research aims to develop sustainable and green university assessment indicators that suit the national context in Thailand, both in terms of the size and location of universities. Based on the criteria from the UI GreenMetric, there are six categories, totaling 51 indicators. Thus, this study aims to analyze the weaknesses and strengths of each indicator using a questionnaire distributed by the Sustainable University Network of Thailand to all 36 universities and to organize a meeting with sustainability experts (focus group) in each area. To obtain appropriate indicators and to prioritize each indicator, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and weighted arithmetic mean (WAM) method were used to develop an index of sustainability assessment criteria (GU SI) suitable for the Thai context. The results of this study show that the newly developed GU SI comprises seven aspects, including a total of 27 indicators. These are criteria that can be used to assess the sustainability of small, medium, and large universities. They are not complex, are straightforward to use, and more importantly reflect the Thai context. By applying these new sustainability assessment criteria, it was found that the universities sampled in this study yielded significantly high scores. This study is limited by its application of sustainability assessments to only universities in Thailand. Though there are different contexts across different Thai universities, the proposed indicators can still be used to evaluate the sustainability of universities in Thailand.

Mega projects and sustainable city image: evidence from Nuevo Norte Project of Madrid

ABSTRACT The present paper discusses the case of the Madrid Nuevo Norte Project (MNNP) aiming to examine how MNNP is aligned with the principles of sustainability and the creation of a sustainable image for Madrid. For this reason, the study used empirical data derived via e-questionnaire distributed to 122 executives (urban planners, developers and sustainability experts) located in Madrid. The study highlighted the vital importance of MNNP to meet sustainability criteria for contributing substantially in the improvement of the quality life of final users and for the community in general. In this context, local authorities should give particular emphasis in complying with the principles of sustainability for improving the overall performance of MNNP, ensuring social justice and prosperity for the people of Madrid.

Exploring key drivers of tourism sustainability practices and their impact on sustainable competitive performance in the accommodation industry

This study aims to explore key drivers of tourism sustainability practices and their impact on the sustainable competitive performance of the tourism accommodation industry. The study adopts an exploratory research design under qualitative research, using semi-structured interviewing of owners and managers of tourism accommodation firms using the TOE framework and RBV theory. The findings reveal that technological sustainability expertise, executive sustainability support, organizational resources and capability, service intermediary sustainability practices, collaborative innovation adoption capability, tourism sustainability regulatory policy, and sustainability practices perceived by residents are the key drivers of TSP. The outcomes also show that tourism sustainability practices have a positive impact on the SCP of accommodation firms. This study makes a theoretical contribution to the literature on tourism sustainability by exploring how TOE antecedents motivate firms to adopt sustainability practices as product innovation, which in turn enhance SCP. Also, this study provides strong backing for the premises of the TOE framework, and RBV theory offers valuable practical insights for managers and owners. This will aid in identifying the pivotal factors influencing TSP and SCP, enabling the implementation of innovative strategies to enhance firm competitiveness. Also, the research can help the government and policymakers formulate sustainable tourism policies to promote tourism innovations. The adoption of sustainable practices has been a focal point for both academic researchers and professionals in the tourism industry. However, there has been insufficient exploration of the TOE drivers that facilitate the integration of tourism sustainability within the context of TAFs in a developing country. Therefore, this study aims to fill this gap in knowledge.

Use and Recovery of Extractive Waste and Tailings for Sustainable Raw Materials Supply

Extractive waste (EW), including tailings, is produced in large quantities during mining activities. In recent years, the linear economic model (“take-use-and-throw” approach) has been replaced by a circular approach, emphasizing the sustainable use and recovery of EW. The development of innovative protocols, such as Best Available Techniques (BATs), which aim at the technological and process improvement of more sustainable mining activities and at the production of renewable, highly performing green materials, has led to technological advancements, expertise in sustainability, and a reduced ecological footprint, potentially causing positive economic and social impacts and reducing environmental ones. Extractive waste and tailings, if suitably characterized, can be used to improve and make sustainable the works connected to the management of mining activities. The qualitative–quantitative characterization of EW is essential for subsequent reuse and for assessing the risk to human health and the extent of environmental impacts in the various matrices. The application areas vary according to the type of waste and mining tailings, the morphological characteristics of the deposits, and the geological, geomorphological, and logistic context of the area. Integrated protocols for sustainable EW exploitation and positive impacts on the economic, environmental, and technological/social level are analyzed. The present paper aims at providing an overview of challenges and potentialities connected to extractive waste (EW) management and potential exploitation to recover raw materials (RM), critical raw materials (CRM), and secondary raw materials (SRM).

Requiring Circularity Data in Bim With Information Delivery Specification

Implementing the circular economy model in the built environment demands high-quality information about the building stock and products. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is considered vital to capturing relevant information. This study uses a constructive research method to assess BIM support for effectively capturing circularity-related information. We identified circularity needs and transcribed them into actionable, machine-interpretable form, applying the novel Information Delivery Specification (IDS) standard. Considered use cases include material composition, quality and identity, environmental impacts, and disassembly aspects. We discuss the benefits, challenges, and suitability of modelling such information based on the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) schema. The developed IDS specification allows for semi-automated compliance checking of BIM content. Most considered aspects can be expressed in BIM but often lack consistent terminology. Difficult to document are disassembly instructions and elements’ connections. Discussed technical limitations help rationalise the amount of information reasonable to capture in BIM. The study bridges the gap between sustainability expert demand for data and BIM deliverables. Resultant knowledge enables practitioners to increase the availability of quality data relevant for future building disassembly, reuse or adaptation.