Around the world there is an increasing tend to introduce regulations concerning the environmental impact of products. In the automotive industry legislation has concentrated on exhaust emissions. Initially on-highway applications were regulated, but now attention has spread to include off-highway vehicles. This paper examines the impact of legislation on diesel engine manufacturers. They have ...

Abstract Does the political ideology of negotiating parties influence design international environmental agreements? This article distinguishes between leftist and rightist executives in democracies to develop a twofold argument. First, left-leaning democratic governments tend be generally more environmental-friendly, which implies that they should favor designs are conducive effective institut...

The architectural brief is seen by architects as the most crucial part of the entire design process in terms of achieving high quality buildings. Environmental design strategies are considered as being of lesser importance[1]. It is proposed in this paper, that the use of an environmental brief to drive building design could be extremely effective in producing high environmental performance. Us...