Green strategy for gaining competitive advantage in housing development: a China study

Zhang, Xiaoling; Shen, Luyao; Wu, Yuzhe

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.08.005

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“…Finally, the respondents have ranked 'more developers / contractors / builders are aware and interested about green construction' as the last place. This is contrary to the findings of many scholars who have highlighted the importance of knowledge and awareness as the stepping stone to a wider green implementation (Zainul Abidin, 2010;Zhang, Shen & Wu, 2011;Du Plessis, 2007). According to Zainul Abidin (2010), as construction practitioners, their awareness and knowledge would be important in creating a sustainable industry as they are the ones initiating, constructing and building the projects.…”

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Perceptions on Motivating Factors and Future Prospects of Green Construction in Oman

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The pressure of modernization and urbanization stimulated positive growth in Oman's construction industry especially in infrastructure development. The slower pace of construction progress in the past provides huge opportunity for the green concept to be integrated in tandem with the country's growth. The lack of evidence on green construction progress in Oman suggests that this concept is not yet at the forefront of the construction industry agenda. Proactive actions from the government, private companies and professional bodies are crucial to bring 'greener' change to the industry. Through surveys, this paper discusses the drivers to motivate construction practitioners to participate in implementing green concept into their construction projects and explore the perceptions of these practitioners on the future outlook of green concept in Oman. The motivating factors are categorized into 4: finance, knowledge and awareness, business strategy and ethics. The future scenario can be seen from two perspectives: promising outlook and status quo. This study sheds light on the status of green construction in Oman to enable further recommendations be made to improve and promote wider application in the future.

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“…For instance, Zhang, Shen, and Wu [60] found that the announcement of green strategy helps housing developers gain reputation and receive favorable land prices. On the other hand, Petzer, McGibbon and Brown [54] found that green strategy leads to cost saving mainly through the implementation of GIS.…”

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Employees' Collaborative Use of Green Information Systems

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“…Prefabrication has been commonly considered as a key strategy to effectively promote construction waste minimization Chiang et al, 2006;Yee and Eng 2001;Aye et al, 2012;Zhang et al, 2011). This consideration is largely a result of its lower dependence on conventional construction technologies, such as cast-in-place concrete, bamboo scaffolding, timber formwork, reinforcement, tiling, and plastering (Tam et al, 2007).…”

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Measuring the impact of prefabrication on construction waste reduction: An empirical study in China

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2014

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Prefabrication has been widely regarded as a sustainable construction method in terms of its impact on environmental protection. One important aspect of this perspective is the influence of prefabrication on construction waste reduction and the subsequent waste handling activities, including waste sorting, reuse, recycle, and disposal. Nevertheless, it would appear that existing research with regard to this topic has failed to take into account its innate dynamic character of the process of construction waste minimization; integrating all essential waste handling activities has never been achieved thus far. This paper proposes a dynamic model for quantitatively evaluating the possible impacts arising from the application of prefabrication technology on construction waste reduction and the subsequent waste handling activities. The resulting model was validated based on an actual building project in Shenzhen, China.The simulation results of the design scenarios indicate that the policy on providing subsidy for each square meter of the prefabrication adopted in the construction would have more significant effect on promoting the use of prefabrication and improving the performance of construction waste reduction compared to the increase of income tax benefits. The results also show that (1) interaction exists among different management measures, and (2) the combined effect of multiple policies is larger than the simple sum of their individual impacts, indicating the need for comprehensive consideration on the combined effect of these potential polices. This paper demonstrates the potential benefits of using a system dynamics approach in understanding the behavior of real-world processes. The developed model not only serves as a practical tool for assessing the impact of off-site prefabrication on construction waste reduction and the corresponding waste handling activities, but also help provide a valuable reference to policy makers through the comparison of simulation results generated under various scenarios such that the best policy mix can be identified prior to production.

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Green strategy for gaining competitive advantage in housing development: a China study

Cited by 331 publications

References 25 publications

Perceptions on Motivating Factors and Future Prospects of Green Construction in Oman

Perceptions on Motivating Factors and Future Prospects of Green Construction in Oman

Employees' Collaborative Use of Green Information Systems

Measuring the impact of prefabrication on construction waste reduction: An empirical study in China

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Green strategy for gaining competitive advantage in housing development: a China study

Cited by 331 publications

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Perceptions on Motivating Factors and Future Prospects of Green Construction in Oman

Perceptions on Motivating Factors and Future Prospects of Green Construction in Oman

Employees' Collaborative Use of Green Information Systems

Measuring the impact of prefabrication on construction waste reduction: An empirical study in China

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