An Exploratory Analysis of Risks in Green Residential Building Construction Projects: The Case of Singapore

Hwang, Bon‐Gang; Shan, Ming; Phua, Helena; Chi, Seokho

doi:10.3390/su9071116

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“…In addition, resources that can be used to meet the green building assessment scheme will be different in each region. As such, making the assessment without considering local variations almost inevitably leads to criticism [25,26]. LEED 2009 introduces regional priority points to ensure that the developers address regional concerns as well.…”

Section: Regional Priority (Rp) Creditsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Regional Variations of Credits Obtained by LEED 2009 Certified Green Buildings—A Country Level Analysis

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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is one of the most widely recognized green building rating systems. With more than 20% of the projects certified in non-United States (US) countries, LEED's global impact has been increasing and it is critically important for developers and regulatory authorities to understand LEED's performance at the country level to facilitate global implementation. This study therefore aims to investigate the credit achievement pattern of LEED 2009, which is one of the well-developed versions of LEED, by using 4021 certified projects in the US, China, Turkey, and Brazil. The results show that significant differences can be identified on most rating categories, including sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, indoor environmental quality, and innovation in design. Using a post hoc analysis, country-specific credit allocation patterns are also identified to help developers to understand existing country-specific green building practices. In addition, it is also found that there is unbalanced achievement of regional priority credits. The study offers a useful reference and benchmark for international developers and contractors to understand the regional variations of LEED 2009 and for regulatory authorities, such as the U.S. Green Building Council, to improve the rating system, especially on designing regional priority credits.

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“…The full credits of EA, SS, IEQ, WE, MR, ID, and RP are 26,10,35,14,15,6, and 4, respectively. The equation of GAM is…”

Section: Regional Variations-country Comparisonmentioning

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Regional Variations of Credits Obtained by LEED 2009 Certified Green Buildings—A Country Level Analysis

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“…Over the past decade, the number of green buildings in Singapore has increased dramatically, from less than 20 in 2005 to over 2100 in 2014 [67]. It has to be mentioned that financing programs from the Singapore government contributed significantly in achieving this significant progress [68]. Currently, there are at least ten government financing programs for sustainable construction being implemented in Singapore.…”

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“…For example, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a large number of financing programs such as Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Program, State Energy Program, and Public Housing Capital-Energy Conservation Retrofit Investment Program to assist housing projects and help them meet energy star construction and appliance purchase standards [52,63]. Singapore initiated a series of incentive plans (e.g., Green Mark Incentive Scheme for New Buildings in 2006 and Green Mark Incentive Scheme for Existing Buildings in 2009) to encourage local developers, building owners and project consultants to develop and construct green buildings [67,68]. Some countries' governments are relatively more straightforward.…”

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A Global Review of Sustainable Construction Project Financing: Policies, Practices, and Research Efforts

2017

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Despite the increasing investment in sustainable development over the past decade, a systematic review of sustainable construction project financing is lacking. The objectives of this paper are to conduct a systematic review to examine the policies, practices, and research efforts in the area of sustainable construction project financing, and to explore the potential opportunities for the future research. To achieve these goals, this paper first reviewed the sustainable construction project financing practices implemented by four representative developed economies including the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, and Australia. Then, this paper reviewed the efforts and initiatives launched by three international organizations including the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and International Finance Corporation. After that, this paper reviewed the research efforts of sustainable construction project financing published in peer-review journals and books. This paper identified four major research themes within this area, which are the review of financial stakeholders and market of sustainable construction, benefits and barriers to sustainable construction project financing, financial vehicles for sustainable construction projects, innovative models and mechanisms for sustainable construction project financing. Additionally, this paper revealed five directions for the future research of sustainable construction project financing, which are the identification of financial issues in sustainable construction projects, the investigation of financial vehicles for sustainable construction projects in terms of their strengths, limitations, and performances, the examination of critical drivers for implementing sustainable construction project financing, the development of a knowledge-based decision support system for implementing sustainable construction financing, and the development of best practices for implementing sustainable construction project financing. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by reviewing existing policies, practices, and research efforts in the area of sustainable construction project financing. Meanwhile, the findings from this paper benefit the industry as well, because they are able to provide the practitioners with a holistic view of sustainable construction project financing, thereby enhancing their knowledge and skills in this regard.

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“…CFI (comparative fit index), NFI (normed fit index), and IFI (incremental fit index) were used to evaluate the model. CFI and NFI above the threshold value of 0.9, indicate a good model fit [78,79]. The covariance-based SEM calculation was executed by using AMOS 21.0, which is a professional software program designed for SEM analysis.…”

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The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Employee Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Citizenship Behavior

2017

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Abstract:Transformational leadership has drawn extensive attention in management research. In this field, the influence of transformational leadership on employee performance is an important branch. Recent research indicates that organizational citizenship behavior plays a mediating role between transformational leadership and employee performance. However, some of these findings contradict each other. Given the background where greater attention is being paid to transformational leadership in the construction industry, this research aims to find the degree of the influence of transformational leadership on employee sustainable performance, as well as the mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior. A total of 389 questionnaires were collected from contractors and analyzed via structural equation modeling. The findings reveal that employee sustainable performance is positively influenced by transformational leadership. In addition, more than half of that influence is mediated by their organizational citizenship behavior. These findings remind project managers of the need to pay close attention to transformational leadership, to cultivate organizational citizenship behavior, and thereby to eventually improve employee's sustainable performance.

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An Exploratory Analysis of Risks in Green Residential Building Construction Projects: The Case of Singapore

Cited by 77 publications

References 41 publications

Regional Variations of Credits Obtained by LEED 2009 Certified Green Buildings—A Country Level Analysis

Regional Variations of Credits Obtained by LEED 2009 Certified Green Buildings—A Country Level Analysis

A Global Review of Sustainable Construction Project Financing: Policies, Practices, and Research Efforts

The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Employee Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Citizenship Behavior

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