A framework to assess the role of stakeholders in sustainable building retrofit decisions

Production engineering tools for civil engineering practice – the case of QFD

“…▶ preparing structural engineering design models for organisation analysis [1]; ▶ shaping low-cost building design solutions while raising quality and speeding up construction [2], improving building design reliability and quality while meeting the needs of diverse stakeholder groups [3], assessing of usefulness of material and constructional solutions while limiting potential changes in construction [4], and supporting the integrated redesigning of dwellings for families with disabled persons [5]; ▶ defining expectations and profiles of high building users [6], identifying key satisfaction factors for owners of ultra-modern villas [7] and roles played by stakeholders who are involved in sustainable choice of thermal insulation solutions [8]; ▶ defining requirements relating to public buildings [9] and functional requirements towards wooden sound insulation plates [10], the identification of key factors for environmental-friendly hospital design while taking into account the needs of potential users [11]; ▶ preparing and implementing a knowledge-based system for supporting the assessment and the choice of material and structural design solutions for high building elevations [12,13], preparing a software tool for the multi-goal optimisation of design solutions to facilitate the implementation of office building thermal modernisation policy [14]; ▶ design of an intelligent decision support system for safety management in construction [15]. Within the field of civil engineering, QFD is also applied in the area of planning the implementation of construction projects.…”

Motivating Project Owners to Increase Their Commitment towards Improving the Delivery Performance of Green Building Projects

“…There are many stakeholders with vested interest in green building including owners, tenants, building operators and designers (Menassa & Baer, 2014). However, the incentives for green building differ for different stakeholders (Choi, 2010b;Rainwater & Martin, 2008).…”

“…In the literature, it is referred to as split incentives, which has unfortunately pervaded the demand and the supply side of green building procurement (e.g. (Baer, 2012;Choi, 2010b;Li, Yang, et al, 2014;Menassa & Baer, 2014;Zimmerman, 2007)). It leads to a situation where the demand and the supply side of green building procurement have different incentives, or motivations for green building.…”

“…It leads to a situation where the demand and the supply side of green building procurement have different incentives, or motivations for green building. For instance, in the supply side of green building procurement, the owner might be motivated to sustainably retrofit so as to reduce life cycle costs and increase return on the investment, while on the demand side, the tenant, or lessee may be interested in other incentives such as lower rent or increased employee productivity (Menassa & Baer, 2014). Thus, throughout the building life cycle, the owner or lessor feel they are paying for the improvements to the building while the tenants are reaping most of the benefits (Baer, 2012;Gou, et al, 2013).…”

“…At the organisational level, the support provided by the top management in the project owner organisations for the delivery of green building projects is important for project progress (Pheng Low, et al, 2014), and is regarded as an indicator of owner commitment (Holmlin, 2012;Menassa & Baer, 2014;Pheng Low, et al, 2014). For project owners, this could be exemplified in form of developing business case, which aligns with their corporate sustainability vision, for instance, the project owners may wish to invest more on sustainable features which demonstrates a payback period of not more than specified number of years, say, two years (Palanisamy & Klotz, 2011).…”