Adoption of Sustainable Construction in the Malaysian Residential Construction Sector: A Conceptual Framework

Abstract

Abstract-The adoption and implementation of SustainableConstruction has been one of the main challenges facing the construction industry for the last three decades. The issue has attracted global attention with many governments and organizations developing codes and frameworks to encourage and enforce the adoption of Sustainable Construction. However, current evidence suggests that companies and individuals are struggling to commit to Sustainable Construction and implement the suggested policies. To address this problem, the study aims to investigate the adoption of Sustainable Construction in the Malaysian residential construction sector. The Innovations Diffusion Theory (IDT) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) are utilized as a theoretical basis for developing a better understanding and explaining the reasons behind the adoption of Sustainable Construction. The combination of components from both theories results in the development of a conceptual framework that identifies the factors affecting the individual's decision making process and facilitates understanding of the decision to adopt Sustainable Construction.Keywords-Sustainable construction, diffusion of innovations, theory of planned behaviour.

Data identification of determinants affecting the adoption of sustainable construction: The perspective of residential building developers

“…This paper brings the developers, who are essential decision makers to lead the phase of sustainable development, as an object of study, into addition and completion of the related research. Based on the consideration of the individual factors of the developers [ 2 , 3 ], this research tend to have perception from them in order to obtain the information. The significant barriers of Sustainable Construction (SC) adoption that were identified in literature were listed on the questionnaire and respondents were asked to rank them on a scale of 1 to 5.…”