Project Delivery Metrics for Sustainable, High-Performance Buildings

Swarup, Lipika; Korkmaz, Sinem; Riley, David R.

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000379

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“…Also, Serpell et al [6] reported that client demand has a significant influence on encouraging practitioners to implement SC practices on their projects. Furthermore, Swarup et al [74] identified that clients' strong and continuous commitment towards sustainable practices has an important impact on the achievement of sustainability goals. Although 'lack of training and education' was ranked 7th among the barriers to SC, the general consensus [6,11] is on the criticality of this barrier in overcoming the aforementioned hindering factors, and in further improving the understanding of 'environmental concern' among industry practitioners at various levels of responsibilities.…”

Section: Barriers To Sustainable Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Construction Industry in Cambodia: Awareness, Drivers and Barriers

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Abstract:Although sustainability is of utmost importance, anecdotal evidence suggests that the concept is not adequately implemented in many developing countries. This paper investigates industry stakeholders' awareness of the current state of, factors driving, and barriers hindering the adoption of sustainable construction (SC) in Cambodia. Using an empirical questionnaire survey targeting local construction professionals, respondents were invited to rate their level of awareness, knowledge and understanding of SC, as well as to rate the level of importance of 31 drivers and 10 barriers identified from the seminal literature. The data set was subjected to the relative importance index method. The results suggest that the industry-wide adoption of SC practices is poor, which is believed to be due to a lack of awareness and knowledge, and reluctance to adopt new sustainable technologies. Furthermore, more efforts must be put into the selection of more durable materials for the extension of buildings' lives and to minimize material consumption, as well as to develop energy-efficient buildings with minimal environmental impact and a healthy indoor environment, so that the ability of future generations to meet their own needs will not be compromised. The outcomes of this study have enriched knowledge about the current state of, drivers of, and barriers to sustainable construction in a typical developing economy. Although the outcomes of this study were a short scoping exercise, it has formed a significant base for future SC work within Cambodia.

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Section: Barriers To Sustainable Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Construction Industry in Cambodia: Awareness, Drivers and Barriers

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“…There are very few existing studies that have investigated the effect of owner commitment on the delivery performance of green building projects (Beheiry, et al, 2006;Korkmaz, et al, 2011;Swarup, et al, 2011). From the survey of 38 construction companies in Canada, Beheiry, et al (2006) revealed that owner commitment leads to better project planning, thereby impacting the delivery performance metrics of cost, schedule and safety of green building projects.…”

Section: Owner Commitmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As there are multiple project participants involved in the delivery of green building projects, Swarup, et al (2011) stated that the use of multiple means of communication among project participants -such as e-mail, fax, and phone; project management software (scheduling and estimation), and online databases -led to increased efficiency and reduced conflicts in the transfer of information. In addition, the multiple means of communication indicates that project participants are well integrated ).…”

Section: Greater Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Swarup, et al (2011), green building projects with high levels of integration of participants in the delivery process have a better chance of achieving high sustainability outcomes. At the planning stage of green building project delivery, stated that efficient sustainability integration can lead to achieving high sustainability outcomes.…”

Section: Integration In the Delivery Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The project owner can introduce green building features as add-ons to a completed design or building project, however, this may be difficult for project participants to implement, and may also lead to low delivery performance Jarrah & Siddiqui, 2012;Rich, 2011). Hence committed project owners introduce their intention to develop green building projects not later than the design stage Swarup, et al, 2011). further suggested that owner commitment is when the project owners introduce their intention to develop green building projects as early as pre-design stage.…”

Section: Introducing the Intention To Develop Green Building Project mentioning

confidence: 99%

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