The Gulf Organization for Research and Development, a Qatar-based research, consultancy and training institute and the developer of the Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS), has released a journal titled The International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment. The journal was recently launched in the UK during a ceremony attended by editors of various specialised publications from all over the world.
The International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment is a biannual scientific periodical that addresses a number of areas within the built environment sphere inspired by the QSAS initiative.
The organisation has stated that the launch of the Elsevier-published journal is part of its commitment to leverage modern knowledge, encourage sustainable construction practices and promote QSAS as a standard for sustainability assessment in built environments and one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. QSAS' main objective is to create a strong foundation and find effective means to reduce energy consumption and promote sustainable development without compromising the region's urban identity, while taking into account the local, regional and global climatic, geological and environmental conditions.
The International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment is among over 2,000 journals and close to 20,000 books and major reference works published by Elsevier, which has been serving more than 30 million scientists, students and health and information professionals worldwide.
The journal covers a wide range of topics related to efforts in developing a sustainable built environment, including original research, policies and practices in energy conservation and efficiency; renewable energy and low carbon technologies; water conservation and recycling; urban planning; eco-materials, building planning, performance, systems, modelling, components and integration and life; thermal, acoustic and visual comfort; air quality; building research and architectural science; applications, techniques and assessments for building design construction and operation; and healthy and productive built environment.
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