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Contested Construction of Green Building Codes in North America: The Case of the Alley Flat Initiative

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  • Steven A. Moore

    (School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station B7500, Austin, Texas, TX 78712, USA, samoore@mail.utexas.edu)

  • Barbara B. Wilson

    (School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station B7500, Austin, Texas, TX 78712, USA, bebrown@mail.utexas.edu)

Abstract

Building codes are both an index of social values and a strategy to enforce those values. On these grounds an examination is made of the emergence of green building codes in North America as a category of building codes that is particularly important for sustainable development. The classical definition of sustainability proposes that multiple, competing frames of interpretation—economic development, environmental protection and social equity—can, in theory, be balanced. It is found, however, that in practice equity is generally ignored. Through historical and theoretical investigation, it is hypothesised that codes which are successful in incorporating equity as a criterion emerge from public talk and social learning, not abstract speculation. The paper concludes by articulating a change-oriented research design for an ongoing project to test this hypothesis.

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  • Steven A. Moore & Barbara B. Wilson, 2009. "Contested Construction of Green Building Codes in North America: The Case of the Alley Flat Initiative," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 46(12), pages 2617-2641, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:46:y:2009:i:12:p:2617-2641
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098009346327
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    1. Magnus Boström & Erik Andersson & Monika Berg & Karin Gustafsson & Eva Gustavsson & Erik Hysing & Rolf Lidskog & Erik Löfmarck & Maria Ojala & Jan Olsson & Benedict E. Singleton & Sebastian Svenberg &, 2018. "Conditions for Transformative Learning for Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Review and Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-21, November.
    2. Michelsen, Claus & El-Shagi, Makram & Rosenschon, Sebastian, 2016. "The diffusion of "green'' buildings in the housing market: empirics on the long run effects of energy efficiency regulation," VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change 145534, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.

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