Exploring Critical Success Factors for Green Housing Projects: An Empirical Survey of Urban Areas in China

Abstract

The trend of China’s construction industry has gradually shifted from traditional high-consumption to efficient green development mode to achieve the new goals of energy conservation, emission reduction, and sustainable development. The successful development of green housing (GH) has become a major strategic choice. Given the smooth implementation and delivery of GH projects, this study aimed to assess the impact of critical success factors (CSFs) on GH development by identifying controllable CSFs. Firstly, 20 controllable CSFs were identified through literature review. Secondly, the data collected by the questionnaire were used for principal component analysis (PCA). The factor analysis showed that the CSFs can be summarised into five important principal components, namely, (1) project management factors, (2) personnel ability factors, (3) teamwork-oriented factors, (4) human resource factors, and (5) financial and constraint factors. Finally, multiple regression analysis was used to assess the importance of CSFs. Results showed that project management factors, personnel capacity factors, and financial and constraint factors exerted positive impact on the successful development of the projects, with project management factors having the greatest impact. This work provides not only useful information and practical guidance for enterprises in GH development practice but also certain reference value for building a sustainable development society in China.

Management and environmental sustainability – guidelines for architectural and engineering design firms

“…The contribution of the firms' management capabilities to sustainability or green buildings was explored in the literature review (Salgado, 2011;Salgado et al, 2012;Li et al, 2011Li et al, , 2014Li et al, , 2019Annunziata et al, 2016;Sang and Yao, 2019;Shan et al, 2020;Shen et al, 2017Shen et al, , 2020Zhang et al, 2017;Ofori-Boadu et al, 2012;Shan and Hwang, 2018;Kamari and Kirkegaard, 2019;Andersson and Eidenskog, 2020). The following issues discussed in the papersquality management system, document management system, management information, knowledge management, design management (integrated design, iterative decision-making process, workflows), technical and innovation-oriented factors, organizational settings, people management (competence, training, skills), strategic planning, customer focus, measurement, analysis, financial capability, risk management capability and so forth.are compatible with Oliveira's (2005) model.…”

“…Other authors have conducted research about critical success factors for green building projects (Li et al, 2019;Sang and Yao, 2019;Shan et al, 2020;Shen et al, 2017Shen et al, , 2020Zhang et al, 2017), such as owner's commitment, clear goals, project characteristics, external environment (sociopolitical and economic environment), project management, integration of the project team (communication and cooperation), project manager's skills, competence of the project participants, involvement of knowledgeable experts, technical and management innovation and enterprise capability.…”

Critical Success Factors for Green Building Promotion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Factor ID Critical success factor Frequency Reference C1 Finance CSF1 Adequate financial budget 7 [45], [13], [48], [51], [54], [60],…”

Hotel Construction Management considering Sustainability Architecture and Environmental Issues

“…Green design is associated with structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering [107]. On the basis of the conclusion of the above PCA, the successful development of GH projects is mainly affected by project management factors, human resource factors, teamwork-oriented factors, personnel ability factors, and finance and constraint factors [108].…”