Drivers militating against the pricing of sustainable construction materials: The Ghanaian quantity surveyors perspective

Kissi, Ernest; Sadick, Mohammed Abdulai; Agyemang, Daniel Yamoah

doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2018.04.003

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“…It should be noted that communication management becomes a pivotal role of each stakeholder to manage the influence of institutional bureaucracy (Bremmers et al , 2007; Westerheijden and Kohoutek, 2014). Sustainable practices are encouraged to maintain auditable procedures guiding each stakeholder's role within a common objective (Simon et al , 2011; Kissi et al , 2018). Others studies highlighted that the evaluation of economic benefits of undertaking an identified problem (Van Hoff and Thiell, 2014; Helbig et al , 2015), while similar studies stressed for the esteemed management of financial and human resources required to resolve the identified problem to avoid a fruitless endeavour (Gravrilescu, 2004; Teizer et al , 2013; Ortega et al , 2019).…”

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Exploring stakeholder roles in the management of indoor environmental quality of higher education institutes in South Africa

Ndou

Aigbavboa

Thwala

2021

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PurposeThis study aims to explore the influential role stakeholder play in the management of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in facilities of higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa. By defining the indoor environmental challenges facing HEI's, an alternative redress to these challenges can be achieved through stakeholder management.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a quantitative survey approach which was informed by a post-positivism philosophical stance. The closed-ended questionnaire survey was used to gather views from academic and administrative staff who were employed in various HEIs across South Africa. The literature review revealed 13 influential stakeholder management roles which were explored. The gathered data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics that evaluated the influential role stakeholder play in the management of IEQ in HEIs.FindingsExploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed three core categories of stakeholder management roles to being community engagement and awareness, organisational commitment and objective function. These roles play an integral part of overhauling the current IEQ conditions in HEIs, which subsequently improves the quality of education through efficient academic and administrative performance.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the body of knowledge as it reveals that HEI, particularly in developing countries like South Africa, can improve their current IEQ conditions through adopting critical stakeholder management roles. Also, this study provides further theoretical background for future research in the area of stakeholder management which has been lacking in previous IEQ studies.

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Exploring stakeholder roles in the management of indoor environmental quality of higher education institutes in South Africa

Ndou

Aigbavboa

Thwala

2021

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“…After reviewing the SC practices, we propose CSR criteria from five aspects of SC. Numerous studies have verified that the economic aspect (EC) of SC is a co-benefit important to firms (Kissi et al, 2018). Increasing market presence (EC1) means helping firms acquire outstanding CSR achievements in its global logistics and resource supply chains of the construction sector (Lu, M. Ye, Flanagan, & K. Ye, 2016).…”

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“…In this work, we aim to construct a CSR framework and identify key factors for rationalizing SC in the construction industry. Although prior studies have adopted qualitative analysis, literature review, and basic statistical methods to address SC problems (Chang, Soebarto, Zhao, & Zillante, 2016;Kissi, Sadick, & Agyemang, 2018;Sfakianaki, 2019), quantitative methods are still insufficient to evaluate performance and analyze results to help industrial practitioners make decisions in construction firms and require further investigation. Hence, we used an exploratory sequential hybrid method, which combines the qualitative data acquisition and analysis in the first phase with the quantitative data acquisition and structural equation modeling (SEM) in the second phase to assess the SC performance based on a CSR framework.…”

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Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility Framework for Sustainable Construction Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

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Zhang

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Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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Sustainable construction is vital for the embodiment of sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility practice is critical for construction firms to realize sustainable construction. However, the link between sustainable construction and corporate social responsibility is still in its infancy, and previous studies have not developed comprehensive methods for evaluating sustainable construction performance. We first established a conceptual corporate social responsibility framework based on the five aspects of sustainable construction: economic, environmental, social, stakeholders, and health and safety. Then, a set of criteria assessing sustainable construction performance was identified through a literature review and interviews with industry practitioners. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect primary data and identify the significance of the proposed criteria. Furthermore, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to statistically validate the conceptual model and identify key factors for sustainable construction. The results revealed that health and safety, and environment are the key aspects, while site inspection and audits, providing a healthy and safe working environment, effective emergency management procedures and safety supervision, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, reducing pollution and waste, and corporate environmental management system are critical to achieving sustainable construction. Our study underlines the link between sustainable construction and corporate social responsibility, improves the evaluation accuracy, and provides new guidelines for practical applications.

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“…In these terms, designing for better energy performance is one of the key issues of sustainable construction [4,48], which involves a holistic approach to energy consumption and emissions to encourage environmental friendliness in buildings [49]. This way of creating buildings that are energy efficient [32,49], appropriately and architecturally designed for their context of use [50] and comfortable for occupation by people [51]. The majority of energy consumption in buildings is caused by heating, cooling and lighting purposes [52].…”

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Integrating Parametric Analysis with Building Information Modeling to Improve Energy Performance of Construction Projects

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Buildings demand a significant amount of energy during their life cycles, hence, effective design measures need to be adopted to ensure efficient energy usage and management in buildings. This study proposes a framework based on various performance parameters to enable decision-makers utilizing standard procedures and software to empower the process of sustainable energy use and management in buildings, through a parametric analysis in different climatic conditions. Experimental design is adopted within the framework via the use of various performance parameters related to the building design (i.e., construction materials for exterior walls and roofs, as well as a set of window-to-wall ratios). Results indicate that climate data plays a fundamental role in the choice of design factors that are best suited for effective energy consumption in buildings. In particular, sub-type climate classifications, as opposed to the primary climate group, have a minor influence. Around 15% improvement in the energy consumption in buildings is noticed due to changes to the design factor such as the window-to-wall ratio. Insights that can be gleaned from this study include the impact of space area, exterior openings and material thickness and choice for the envelope of the building in all climate classifications, aiding in the design of low-energy buildings.

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Drivers militating against the pricing of sustainable construction materials: The Ghanaian quantity surveyors perspective

Cited by 24 publications

References 10 publications

Exploring stakeholder roles in the management of indoor environmental quality of higher education institutes in South Africa

Exploring stakeholder roles in the management of indoor environmental quality of higher education institutes in South Africa

Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility Framework for Sustainable Construction Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

Integrating Parametric Analysis with Building Information Modeling to Improve Energy Performance of Construction Projects

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