Van der Heijden, Jeroenvan Bueren, Ellen2015-12-131756-1450http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74443Purpose: The purpose of this paper is first, to gain insight into how the European member states have addressed the concept of sustainability in their building regulatory frameworks; and second, to gain insight in the effects of harmonization attempts ofhttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1756-1450/..."Voluntary deposit by author of author's pre-print or author's post-print allowed on author's personal website or Institutional repository" from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 5/01/17).Keywords: Building regulations; Construction works; Europe; European Commission; Policy making; Regulation and enforcement; Sustainable construction201310.1108/175614513113127932016-02-24