Analyzing the Impact of Critical Barriers on the Stakeholder’s Adoption Behavior toward Green Building Technologies in Pakistan

Abstract

The construction industry is becoming a major source of carbon emissions in Pakistan due to the country's rapid urbanization. To slow global warming, it is crucial to evaluate and cut construction's carbon emissions. Despite significant international efforts to encourage the use of green construction technology, which have not yet been extensively embraced because of obstacles, these carbon emissions are continuously rising. In this context, the current research looked at how barriers affected how stakeholders adopted green building technologies (GBTs) in Pakistan. Data were collected through a questionnaire from 349 stakeholders in the construction industry. Partial least square structural equation modeling was used for the empirical study. The main findings revealed that, out of the five types of barriers, innovation-related and economic barriers were found the strongest influencing barriers, followed by socio-cultural and governmental barriers, resource-related and regulation-based barriers towards the stakeholders’ adoption behavior of green building technologies in Pakistan. Based on the research's findings, various policy recommendations were made for the government policy-makers and other concerned stakeholders to ensure the effective deployment of green building technologies in Pakistan.

Integrating role of green buildings in achieving carbon neutrality in an era of climate emergency

“…Through a combination of snowball and purposive sampling techniques, the difficulty of obtaining a list of construction firms was successfully addressed. This research employed a method of data collection and sharing that has been utilized in previous studies on construction engineering and management (Darko & Chan, 2018; Hussain et al, 2023). This method enabled the gathering and distribution of information and respondents through referrals or social networks by asking developers, consultants, contractors, engineers, and architects.…”

“…Therefore, there is a crucial need to develop a GBs adoption model for Pakistan. Although some past studies explored the barriers and measures toward the adoption of green buildings in Pakistan (i.e., Azeem et al, 2017, 2020; Hussain et al, 2023). However no study attempted to examine the firms' adoption behavior toward GBs in Pakistan.…”

“…Therefore, there is a crucial need to develop a GBs adoption model for Pakistan. Although some past studies explored the barriers and measures toward the adoption of green buildings in Pakistan (i.e., Azeem et al, 2017Azeem et al, , 2020Hussain et al, 2023).However no study attempted to examine the firms' adoption behavior toward GBs in Pakistan. Thus, the present study attempted to fill this gap and developed a GB adoption model based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework.…”

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“…Investing in green initiatives like eco-innovation, environmental technology, and waste discharge fees can enhance competitive advantage, reputation, and firm value, leading to increased revenues while maintaining environmental sustainability. (Hussain, et al, 2023).…”