Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the regulatory barriers to achieving sustainable buildings in Kosovo. The present paper focuses on regulatory barriers viewed from the perspective of construction industry experts in achieving sustainable buildings.

Design/methodology/approach

The present study uses a qualitative research method and semi-structured interviews as a research instrument. The present study interviews around 20 experts in construction and property management, property development, spatial planning and energy management.

Findings

The study finds that Kosovo building laws and regulations provide for the materials assessment criteria, but the materials assessment criteria are only for mechanic strength. The study further finds that the sustainability concept is not included and incorporated in Kosovo's urban planning laws and regulations. The study also finds that despite specific clauses mentioning energy performance certificates in the Law on Energy Performance of Buildings in Kosovo, energy performance certificates appears to be not enforced and the nature of the barrier is more organizational rather than regulatory. Finally, the study finds that Kosovo laws are silent as far as green labeling of building materials is concerned.

Practical implications

The implication of the present finding is that policymakers in Kosovo not only should include clear sustainable materials assessment criteria in the law, but also enforce those criteria through testing and inspection mechanisms included in the law and implemented in practice through funding and organizational support. Nonetheless, policymakers in Kosovo should contemplate amending the urban planning laws in Kosovo and include both the term of sustainability at the planning level and conformity guidelines for sustainable design that can be done at the administrative directive level. Further, the clauses in the law do not suffice if the clauses are not accompanied by specific systemic and organizational support in the issuance of energy performance certificates. Policymakers in Kosovo should be proactive in designing clauses that specify green labeling standards for materials; however, these labeling standards should not adversely affect the cost of construction and reduce the demand for real estate.

Originality/value

The study is the first qualitative study about the perception of construction professionals in Kosovo, regarding the regulatory barriers of sustainable buildings in Kosovo.

中文翻译：

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在科索沃实施可持续建筑的监管障碍

目的

本文的目的是强调科索沃实现可持续建筑的监管障碍。本文重点关注从建筑行业专家的角度来看实现可持续建筑的监管障碍。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究采用定性研究方法和半结构化访谈作为研究工具。本研究采访了大约 20 位建筑和物业管理、房地产开发、空间规划和能源管理领域的专家。

发现

研究发现，科索沃建筑法律法规规定了材料评估标准，但材料评估标准仅针对机械强度。研究进一步发现，科索沃的城市规划法律法规并未纳入可持续性概念。研究还发现，尽管科索沃《建筑物能源绩效法》中有具体条款提及能源绩效证书，但能源绩效证书似乎并未得到执行，而且障碍的性质更多的是组织性而非监管性。最后，研究发现科索沃法律对于建筑材料的绿色标签没有任何规定。

实际影响

目前的调查结果意味着，科索沃的政策制定者不仅应在法律中纳入明确的可持续材料评估标准，而且还应通过法律中包含的测试和检查机制来执行这些标准，并通过资金和组织支持在实践中实施。尽管如此，科索沃的政策制定者应考虑修改科索沃的城市规划法，并纳入规划层面的可持续性术语和可在行政指令层面进行的可持续设计的合规准则。此外，如果法律中的条款没有在颁发能源绩效证书时附带具体的系统和组织支持，那么这些条款也是不够的。科索沃的政策制定者应积极主动地设计规定材料绿色标签标准的条款；然而，这些标签标准不应对建筑成本产生不利影响并减少对房地产的需求。

原创性/价值

该研究是第一个关于科索沃建筑专业人员对科索沃可持续建筑监管障碍看法的定性研究。