Sustainable construction and the versatility of the quantity surveying profession in Singapore

Omotayo, Temitope; Tan, Sin Wen; Ekundayo, Damilola

doi:10.1108/sasbe-07-2021-0125

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“…The stakeholder expects to apply their experience and knowledge to reduce waste and project costs and implement efficient maintenance strategies through decision-making and careful material selection (Shafii et al. , 2006; Omotayo et al. , 2023).…”

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“…Stakeholders include construction material manufacturers, clients, government (legislatures), professionals, planning regulatory agencies and builders. The stakeholder expects to apply their experience and knowledge to reduce waste and project costs and implement efficient maintenance strategies through decision-making and careful material selection (Shafii, Arman Ali, & Othman, 2006;Omotayo, Tan and Ekundayo, 2022). These activities align the industry with the SC agenda when deployed (Murray & Cotgrave, 2007).…”

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Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA

Ogunmakinde

Egbelakin

Sher

et al. 2023

SASBE

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PurposeEstablishing a more sustainable built environment is an increasing global concern for the construction industry. Despite the intrinsic and extrinsic obstacles the stakeholders face, huge efforts are required to transition to a smooth, sustainable construction (SC) practice. This study identifies and discusses cogent obstacles to SC in developing nations.Design/methodology/approachThe Preferred Reporting Item for systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) approach was employed to establish research work in SC for developing countries. The databases used were Scopus and Web of Science. Meta-analysis of keywords was analysed thematically. The initial broad search returned 8,420 publications which were filtered and reviewed in-depth to fit the aim of the study, produced only 21 relevant publications from the years 2000–2021.FindingsThe four identified themes of obstacles to SC in developing countries are as follows: construction professional training and education, clients' attitudes and awareness, construction industries' culture and capacity and governments' regulation, policies and economy. The key barriers identified from the meta-analysis include inadequate training and education amongst construction professionals, poor execution of sustainability ethics, poor populace attitude towards sustainability, poor awareness and understanding, dearth of precise data and integrated study and inappropriate priorities about sustainability.Originality/valueThe originality in this study are themes drawn from millennium development goals (MDGs) and sustainable development goals (SDGs) publications related to SC. Consequently, the final framework presented a holistic approach to surmounting the established limitations and aided recommendations for future studies. Thus, setting a background for developing strategies to overcome the limitations and further attain sustainable development (SD).

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Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA

Ogunmakinde

Egbelakin

Sher

et al. 2023

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“… [1] (Fisher et al , 2008), [2] (Xia et al , 2016), [3] (Ruparathna and Hewage, 2015), [4] (Tony, 2013), [5] (Latiffi et al , 2016), [6] (Nagalingam et al , 2013), [7] (Wong and Zhou, 2015), [8] (Bowen et al , 2010), [9] (Chamikara et al , 2020), [10] (Sandaruwan et al , 2021), [11] (Omotayo et al , 2023), [12] (Yap et al , 2022)…”

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Job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing the challenges associated with climate change

Sandaruwan,

Bihara Janardana,

Manoharan

2023

IJDRBE

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Purpose Construction professionals are the major contributors to developing a sustainable construction industry, whereas architects, engineers and quantity surveyors are the key construction professionals who must play extraordinary roles in achieving better sustainable construction. Therefore, this study aims to identify the job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing challenges associated with climate change. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a mixed research approach. A literature review and preliminary semi-structured interviews were used to appraise the job roles of architects, engineers and quantity surveyors in addressing challenges associated with climate change. The data collected through the qualitative approach were used in an online questionnaire survey, and the findings were analysed using the relative index method. Findings The findings highlight that regardless of the knowledge of the professional category on green rating tools, carbon footprint, adaptation of renewable energies for the reduction of energy consumption, building information modelling-related applications and waste management concepts/practices are the foremost job attributes required for the key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing challenges associated with climate change. Research limitations/implications The results from this study provide a handful of guidance to construction industry professionals, national and international professional institutions, non-governmental organisations and other relevant authorities to address climate change within the built environment by identifying ways for improving the relevant key job attributes of construction industry professionals. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that explores the job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing the challenges associated with climate change.

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Quantity Surveyors’ Perspective on Knowledge Areas for Sustainable Construction

Prabhu Desai,

D’souza

2024

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

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Sustainable construction and the versatility of the quantity surveying profession in Singapore

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA

Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA

Job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing the challenges associated with climate change

Quantity Surveyors’ Perspective on Knowledge Areas for Sustainable Construction

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