Environmental Aspects of the Construction Industry Development in Latvia

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management 2017
Linda Kauškale, Ineta Geipele, Jānis Vanags, Natalija Lepkova

The importance of environmental aspects in construction is growing during the time. The aim of the research is to analyze environmental aspects of construction industry development and related regulations in Latvia, including the last green building certification development tendencies. The analysis, historical, document review and logical access methods have been used in the research. The article also includes overview of the international experience. The results of research show growing importance of environmental aspects in construction process and the necessity for market participants and industry development to consider them.

Keywords
Construction, environment, green building certification, green buildings, Latvia, real estate market, sustainability.
DOI
10.1515/bjreecm-2017-0016
Hyperlink
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bjreecm.2017.5.issue-1/issue-files/bjreecm.2017.5.issue-1.xml

Kauškale, L., Geipele, I., Vanags, J., Lepkova, N. Environmental Aspects of the Construction Industry Development in Latvia. Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2017, Vol.5, Iss.1, pp.209-225. e-ISSN 2255-9671. Available from: doi:10.1515/bjreecm-2017-0016

Publication language
English (en)