Challenges in managing green building projects from the view of the contractors: An exploratory study in Vietnam

Tran, Quangdung

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/869/6/062030

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“…The results of Cronbach's alpha coefficient and ranking analysis for the 31 challenges were presented in detail in the previous publication of the same research project (see Tran (2020)). It is worth noting that the Top Five of the statistically significant challenges faced the general contractors are associated with different issues in terms of legislation, labor resources and onsite technical operations.…”

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“…Besides that, Pham et al (2020) also found incompetence of project managers, limited green construction materials and technologies, reluctance to change toward sustainability, lack of government incentives and low implementation level of sustainable practices were the five most significant barriers to sustainable construction. Generally, the literature suggested a wide range of potential challenges hindering success of GB projects in Vietnam that are related to planning, organizing, onsite controlling activities and green supply chain activities (see Tran (2020) and Table 2).…”

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“…In fact, there is a significant increase in numbers of green buildings constructed over the world (Hwang et al, 2015). Particularly in the building market in Vietnam, up to 09/2019, there are about 108 building projects having green certifications, including 30 LOTUS [1] certified projects, 56 LEED [2] certified projects, 10 EDGE [3] certified projects and about 12 Green Mark [4] certified projects (Duong, 2020;Tran, 2020). This is a notable number; however, the GB market in Vietnam is criticized being very slow as compared to many countries in the region.…”

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Using PLS-SEM to analyze challenges hindering success of green building projects in Vietnam

Tran¹

2021

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PurposeThe green building (GB) market in Vietnam is growing quite slowly. Project stakeholders are facing very much undefined difficulty to gain success of GB projects. This study focused on investigation of the critical challenges the general contractors are facing in executing GB projects in Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThe study conducted a literature review and three in-depth interviews to define 31 potential challenges hindering success of GB projects. Data was collected from 163 respondents through the questionnaire survey and was analyzed by the mean ranking technique, EFA and PLS-SEM.FindingsThe result found general contractors in Vietnam are facing the four components of challenges, namely “Planning activities-related challenges”, “Organizational activities-related challenges”, “Onsite management and control activities-related challenges” and “Green supply chain-related challenges”; and all of them have statistically significant effects on success of GB projects in Vietnam. Furthermore, the most dominant component was related to the non-readiness of external GB supply chain.Research limitations/implicationsThis present study has several notable limitations that may be addressed by future research. First, the data was collected from the quite small sample; and sampling is not randomly conducted. The findings may be tested by a larger dataset from a nationwide population. Also, the generalization of the findings may be limited because the data was only collected under the viewpoint of general contractors within the specific context of Vietnam; future studies should extend to developers and/or project managers, etc.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest for practical measures to enhance success of GB projects in Vietnam, including (1) completing the system of legal regulations and technical codes, standards, guidelines on GB, (2) providing incentive policies to promote the R&D activities on GB and (3) providing educational programs to improve the awareness and capacity on GB in domestic construction organizations, especially medium and small subcontractors.Originality/valueIn order to fill the gap of the existing literature, this study seeks to gain a better understanding on critical challenges hindering success of green building projects under the view point of general contractors with reference to the context of Vietnam – a developing economy. This study first identified potential challenges, then evaluated the impact of the key components of challenges on success of GB projects.

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“…Again, to determine whether the respondents agreed on the rankings of the obstacles, the Chi-test was used. The Chi-square provides an approximate distribution with N -1 degrees of freedom (df) for determining the significance of an observed W (Tran, 2020).…”

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Obstacles to the career progression of professional female project managers (PFPMs) in the Ghanaian construction industry

Agyekum

Amos-Abanyie

Kumah

et al. 2022

ECAM

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PurposeThere are significantly fewer women than men in managerial positions, mainly project management. This problem is noticeable in the construction and engineering sectors, traditionally male-dominated industries with leadership much dependent on masculine qualities. This study examines the obstacles to the career progression of professional female project managers (PFPMs) in the Ghanaian construction industry.Design/methodology/approachTwenty potential obstacles to women's career progression in the construction industry were identified from a comprehensive review of the literature. A questionnaire was prepared and administered among eighty project managers who work in large construction firms in Ghana. Data obtained were analysed using one sample t-test, Kendall's concordance test, Chi-square test and exploratory factor analysis.FindingsThe findings suggest the significance of all the twenty factors as potential obstacles to the career progression of PFPMs. The exploratory factor analysis identified five underlying grouped obstacles: “leadership and human capital related issues”, “issues related to discrimination of all forms”, “career aspiration and planning issues”, “female related role conflicts”, and “recruitment and selection issues”.Research limitations/implicationsThe subjective nature of the views of the respondents could influence the evaluation of the obstacles. With this study only exploring the dimensions underlying the significant obstacles, future studies could examine the interrelationships between the various obstacles and move on to determine their impacts on the career progression of professional female PMs as well.Practical implicationsHaving an in-depth understanding of these obstacles, stakeholders and other industry practitioners in Ghana could make informed decisions on measures to put in place to address some of these critical issues to raise the standard of professional female PMs in the construction industry. Policymakers and gender advocates in Ghana could also take up some of the critical obstacles identified and provide suitable strategies to educate and create the needed awareness of the industry on those obstacles. Practically, the findings from this study can be valuable for informing decision-making at different management levels in the construction industry.Originality/valueWith country-specific (Ghana) obstacles identified, the findings significantly contribute to the literature on the career advancement of females in the construction sector.

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“…First of all, the survey questionnaire is designed and reported in detail in Tran [28] and Tran and Huang [29] -two publications belonging to the same research project. The procedure to collect data is also reported in full in the two mentioned publications.…”

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Vietnam general contractors’ perceptions on challenges to the delivery of green building projects

Dung,

Truong,

Hieu

et al. 2022

JSTCE

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This study focuses mainly on investigating differences in Southern and Northern general contractors’ perception of challenges in executing green building projects. The questionnaire survey-based data analysis results show that there is a good consensus between general contractors (GCs) from these two regions on the top two most critical challenges in delivering green building projects. They are “lacking of legal regulations and technical codes on green building”, and “more difficult to early establish a competent, integrated, and multidisciplinary green building project team”. Additionally, the Mann-Whitney U-test reveals that there are a significant difference on perception of the GCs from Northern as compared with those from Southern on the five challenges, including “shortage of reliable green building materials, technologies, and equipment in the market”, “lack of reliable suppliers of green products, materials, equipment”, “lack of appropriate tools/laboratories specific for testing, assessing, measuring, and inspecting the green performance of construction products”, “difficulty in selecting and managing subcontractors”, and “difficult in comprehending the green specifications”. The study may be beneficial not only for the central policymakers but also for the local governments, industrial practitioners and project stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the major challenges in executing green building projects at local or regional level. As a result, the study proposed many solutions specific for each of these regions to promote the development of the local green building industry.

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Challenges in managing green building projects from the view of the contractors: An exploratory study in Vietnam

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

Using PLS-SEM to analyze challenges hindering success of green building projects in Vietnam

Using PLS-SEM to analyze challenges hindering success of green building projects in Vietnam

Obstacles to the career progression of professional female project managers (PFPMs) in the Ghanaian construction industry

Vietnam general contractors’ perceptions on challenges to the delivery of green building projects

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