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Exploring Transitions towards Sustainable Construction (1.1.0)

This model, complemented with knowledge that was elicited from several stakeholders within the building sector, helps to inspect the implication of common beliefs in the path of shaping possible futures toward a transition to near-zero energy buildings (nZEB’s).

This model exemplifies actor interaction in the construction sector, according to information gathered from relevant actors in the Netherlands. It offers a simple frame to represent diverse interests, interdependencies and effects on the diffusion (number) of built sustainable houses.

We assume a grid-like city endowed with n x n cells, each of which can sustain either a near-zero energy (nZE) or a normal home. Each cell can have one of six potential states: (i) unused land, (ii) spotted / occupied by a project developer, (iii) under land sale permission request, (iv) under a construction permission request, (v) hosting a built nZE home (sold and on sale), or (vi) hosting a normal home (sold and on sale).

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Associated Publications

Rosales-Carreón J. and C. García-Díaz (2015). Exploring transitions towards sustainable construction: The case of near-zero energy buildings in the Netherlands, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 18 (1) 10.

This release is out-of-date. The latest version is 1.5.0

Exploring Transitions towards Sustainable Construction 1.1.0

This model, complemented with knowledge that was elicited from several stakeholders within the building sector, helps to inspect the implication of common beliefs in the path of shaping possible futures toward a transition to near-zero energy buildings (nZEB’s).

This model exemplifies actor interaction in the construction sector, according to information gathered from relevant actors in the Netherlands. It offers a simple frame to represent diverse interests, interdependencies and effects on the diffusion (number) of built sustainable houses.

We assume a grid-like city endowed with n x n cells, each of which can sustain either a near-zero energy (nZE) or a normal home. Each cell can have one of six potential states: (i) unused land, (ii) spotted / occupied by a project developer, (iii) under land sale permission request, (iv) under a construction permission request, (v) hosting a built nZE home (sold and on sale), or (vi) hosting a normal home (sold and on sale).

Version Submitter First published Last modified Status
1.5.0 César García-Díaz Sat Jan 31 16:40:31 2015 Tue Feb 20 11:17:27 2018 Published
1.4.0 César García-Díaz Sat Jan 31 15:52:42 2015 Tue Feb 20 17:07:26 2018 Published
1.3.0 César García-Díaz Wed Jul 2 20:35:37 2014 Tue Feb 20 17:07:37 2018 Published
1.2.0 César García-Díaz Wed Jul 2 20:29:37 2014 Tue Feb 20 17:07:46 2018 Published
1.1.0 César García-Díaz Tue Jun 17 23:52:35 2014 Tue Feb 20 17:08:21 2018 Published
1.0.0 César García-Díaz Wed Oct 30 18:00:35 2013 Tue Feb 20 17:08:39 2018 Published

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