Construction professionals’ perspectives on drivers and barriers of sustainable construction

Abstract

The construction industry plays a crucial role in providing basic infrastructure and shelters to society as well as stimulating demand for other sectors with which it has direct and indirect linkages (Durdyev and Ismail 2016). However, the construction practices that have been implemented across the globe have led to severe depletion of natural resources, economic instabilities and loss of cultural heritage (Kibert 2013). It has been reported that the impact of construction practices across the globe accounts for 40% of atmospheric emission, 42% of energy use, 30% of raw materials use, 25% water use, and 25% of waste generation (Zolfani et al. 2018). These problems have become more severe, given the rapid urbanization and growth in population, particularly in developing countries (Durdyev et al. 2018b). As such, these severe effects of the construction industry have attracted the attention of national governments and forefront construction players (Martek et al. 2019). SC defined as "ability to create and operate a healthy and resource-conscious built environment" (Kibert 2013) was first introduced to mitigate the building sector's detrimental impact on the environment. Consequently, significant changes have been experienced in project delivery methods (Kibert 2013). SC was initially perceived to be concerned only with environmental protection (Sev 2009

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