Barriers to sustainable practices in the Indonesian construction industry

Fitriani, Heni; Ajayi, Saheed O.

doi:10.1080/09640568.2022.2057281

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“…Notwithstanding that the lifecycle cost of sustainable buildings has been proven to be cheaper (Tunji-Olayeni et al, 2018), the initial cost and efforts remains a major barrier to its implementation (Fitriani and Ajayi, 2022). Consequently, studies have suggested the need for governments across nations to provide the framework and enablers to facilitate the adoption and implementation of sustainable construction, through policies and legislation (Darko et al, 2017), and by establishing the minimum acceptable standards of sustainability (Ong et al, 2009).…”

Section: Enhancing Sustainability In Constructionmentioning

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“…Climate literacy and sustainability have become integrated into construction and general education in many developed nations. However, many developing nations, including Indonesia, are still lacking sustainability education, which is found to be a major barrier to sustainable construction practices (Fitriani and Ajayi, 2022). To address this anomaly, Davies et al (2017) suggest the need to introduce sustainable construction in universities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Investigation of requisite measures for enhancing sustainable construction practices in Indonesia

Fitriani

Ajayi

2022

ECAM

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PurposeThis study investigates the requisite measures for enhancing sustainability practices within the Indonesian construction industry based on professional perspectives.Design/methodology/approachThis study used quantitative approach for data collection. A survey was conducted, using a questionnaire completed by 482 Indonesian construction professionals as a research instrument, and data were analyzed through reliability and exploratory factor analysis.FindingsThe findings suggest that for sustainability practices to become widely implemented within the Indonesian construction industry, certain measures are required. These include the need to raise awareness through education, development of standardized benchmarks, and the implementation of appraisal systems by the government, professional bodies, and academic institutions. These approaches are expected to build capacity and enhance the knowledge of sustainability among construction professionals and their clients. In addition, sustainable construction practices could be encouraged through a subsidized green market, which could be finalized supported by the government from financial penalties levied against non-sustainable practices.Originality/valueBy implementing the underlying strategies within the Indonesian construction industry, the poor knowledge, awareness, implementation, and motivation for sustainable practices within the Indonesian construction industry could be addressed, thereby reducing the environmental impacts associated with buildings and construction activities.

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Investigation of requisite measures for enhancing sustainable construction practices in Indonesia

Fitriani

Ajayi

2022

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“…Here, in Pakistan, due to lack of proper training and counselling of project managers, they do not have enough knowledge and skills required to make their construction projects sustainable and eco-friendly (Hussain et al, 2019). Also, it is observed that project managers do not put conscious efforts and usually don't take the initiative to increase their knowledge in this regard (Fitriani & Ajayi, 2022). This is indeed a major drawback and therefore this critical risk stands at 5 th position in this study, in terms of their probability of occurrence.…”

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Risk Identification and Assessment in Sustainable Housing Project: A Case of Housing Sector in Pakistan

Ahmad

Sami²,

Khan³

2022

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Purpose: The study aims to identify the risk factors that are associated with the housing projects in Pakistan based on their relative importance. Moreover, this study intends to highlight the extreme, high and low risks that are involved in housing projects. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopts the quantitative research method and conducted a survey through a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. The study has collected 168 responses from the project managers, contractors, designers and consultants of housing projects in Pakistan. In order to examine the relative importance of the risk, the study has applied the Relative Importance Index (RII) method to analyse the risks. Findings: The results of the study depict that there are five extreme risks, ten high risks and 13 low risks which may contribute harm the sustainability of the housing projects. Moreover, all the critical risk factors have high probability of occurrence and extreme impact on the sustainability of the housing projects in Pakistan. Implications/Originality/Value: The practitioners are recommended to develop such projects that should not damage the ecology of the region in which they are located. Also the land should be determined on the basis of sociological and environmental consideration and not on land value alone.

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“…Additionally, the macro-environment is broader and is made up of external variables (such as natural and physical forces, political and legal issues, technology advancements, economic reasons, etc.) that affect all construction companies' activities (Huang et al, 2013;Hearn and Shakya, 2017;Inti and Tandon, 2021;Fitriani and Ajayi, 2022).…”

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“…measuring the constructs of the conceptual model. Resources, managerial, and regulatory barriers to the implementation of sustainability practices in HRC projects were measured with a 21-item scale adapted from various sources, namelyPitt et al (2009),Serpell et al (2013), Shokri-Ghasabeh and Chileshe (2014),Shang et al (2021), and Fitrian andAjayi (2022). The level of implementation of sustainability practices (i.e., sustainable construction materials, sustainable construction design, modern construction methods, environmental provision and reporting) was measured with a 24-item scale adapted from multiple sources such asTan et al (20211),Armstrong and Davis (2013),Huang et al, (2013),Hearn and Shakya (2018),McGuire and Morrall (2020), andAranda et al (2021).…”

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Moving toward sustainability and circularity in hill road construction: a study of barriers, practices and performance

Khural

Shashi

Ertz

et al. 2022

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PurposeThis study explores the relationships among sustainability implementation barriers (resource, managerial and regulatory barriers), sustainability practices (sustainable construction materials, sustainable construction design, modern construction methods and environmental provisions and reporting) and sustainability performance (environmental, economic and social) in hill road construction (HRC).Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were collected from the 313 HRC practitioners with the help of a questionnaire, and research hypotheses were tested employing structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings reveal a mixed effect of sustainability implementation barriers. Resource (managerial) barriers are negatively related to all practices except environmental provisions and reporting (sustainable construction materials), while regulatory barriers only negatively impact modern construction methods. On the other hand, all sustainability practices positively impact environmental performance, whereas economic (social) performance is positively influenced by all practices, except environmental provisions and reporting (modern construction methods), and positively affects economic performance.Originality/valueIn order to transform HRC toward sustainability, the barriers to sustainability implementation, sustainability practices and performance need to be understood by practitioners; however, the relationships have not previously been empirically assessed in extant literature. Besides, past research appears to be predominantly focused on the environmental aspect, thereby neglecting economic and social aspects. This study is a modest attempt to bridge these research gaps.

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Barriers to sustainable practices in the Indonesian construction industry

Cited by 20 publications

References 63 publications

Investigation of requisite measures for enhancing sustainable construction practices in Indonesia

Investigation of requisite measures for enhancing sustainable construction practices in Indonesia

Risk Identification and Assessment in Sustainable Housing Project: A Case of Housing Sector in Pakistan

Moving toward sustainability and circularity in hill road construction: a study of barriers, practices and performance

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