Investigating the awareness and application of sustainable construction concept by Malaysian developers

Abidin, Nazirah Zainul

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2009.11.011

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“…The review also found that the main factors hindering implementation of sustainability in the construction industry are lack of education and training on sustainable construction (SC), technologies, capacities and, more importantly, policies for the development and successful implementation of sustainability practices. The conventional wisdom is that there is a long way to go to achieve a sustainable construction industry, and this process needs an input from all industry stakeholders; however, it is important to get a clear picture of the current situation as a starting point [8,11].…”

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“…Zainul-Abidin [11] claims that the adoption of SC practices starts with awareness, and that after awareness, knowledge can be a good catalyst in achieving adoption. Therefore, the first objective of this study was to gain an insight into the level of awareness and knowledge about the concept of SC.…”

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Sustainable Construction Industry in Cambodia: Awareness, Drivers and Barriers

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Abstract:Although sustainability is of utmost importance, anecdotal evidence suggests that the concept is not adequately implemented in many developing countries. This paper investigates industry stakeholders' awareness of the current state of, factors driving, and barriers hindering the adoption of sustainable construction (SC) in Cambodia. Using an empirical questionnaire survey targeting local construction professionals, respondents were invited to rate their level of awareness, knowledge and understanding of SC, as well as to rate the level of importance of 31 drivers and 10 barriers identified from the seminal literature. The data set was subjected to the relative importance index method. The results suggest that the industry-wide adoption of SC practices is poor, which is believed to be due to a lack of awareness and knowledge, and reluctance to adopt new sustainable technologies. Furthermore, more efforts must be put into the selection of more durable materials for the extension of buildings' lives and to minimize material consumption, as well as to develop energy-efficient buildings with minimal environmental impact and a healthy indoor environment, so that the ability of future generations to meet their own needs will not be compromised. The outcomes of this study have enriched knowledge about the current state of, drivers of, and barriers to sustainable construction in a typical developing economy. Although the outcomes of this study were a short scoping exercise, it has formed a significant base for future SC work within Cambodia.

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Sustainable Construction Industry in Cambodia: Awareness, Drivers and Barriers

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“…Meaning only relevant to the study objectives data are collected such as actual reading on utilities and maintenance works. Each group consists of 2 samples on similar type of building that fully operated for a period more than 12 months which considered matured enough and to ensure consistency of the collected data are relatively accurate and within the same year of the study [7]. For instance, if the researcher compares a price of construction product in this year might differ from what the costing to be made for the upcoming year.…”

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A Study to Compare the Cost of Operation and Maintenance in Green Building Index (GBI) and Non-Green Building Index (Non-GBI) Rated Building in Malaysia

Ping

Chen

2016

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Abstract. Urges for sustainable development had pushed the government and professional bodies to respond and react by implementing regulations where possible to direct development in that manner. However, the outcome in most financial conferences and dialogues on sustainable buildings flagged on high construction and maintenance cost. Thus, this study is conducted to collect and analyze actual building operation and maintenance cost between GBI and Non-GBI rated buildings in Malaysia which are more than 2 years fully operated buildings. There are two categories of selected buildings which are residential and non-residential type of building. Each category of the building consists of similar building's characteristic such as geographic location, mode of operation, building heights, total numbers of floors and units. The scope of building's maintenance for this study is mainly on wear and tear of the wall painting, electrical light fittings, ceiling panels, roofing system and mechanical services like water pump system are recorded for their replacement frequency of service and the cost involved within a consistent period of 12 months operation at cost percentage saving of 78.9% and 40.4% for residential and non-residential buildings respectively compare against Non-GBI rated buildings. Electricity consumption for GBI rated buildings are lower than Non-GBI rated buildings which recorded at the cost variance of 23.8% and 6.3% and water consumption at 35.9% and 44.0% for the above mentioned two main categories of selected case study buildings. Results from this study conclude major savings on residential buildings category in term of maintenance cost and electricity consumption for GBI rated buildings. Whereby, non-residential category of buildings, GBI rated building had been proven to obtain significant savings in terms of maintenance cost and water consumption.

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“…However, other studies have refuted this finding and have cited the issue of cost as the biggest barrier preventing the incorporation of sustainable features in building developments (Bond &Perrett, 2012;Zhang et al, 2011;Sood& Peng, 2011;ZainulAbidin, 2010;Shari, et al, 2009). This has caused resistance among developers, creating significant social and psychological barriers in green building development (Bandy, et al, 2007;Shafii et al, 2006;Hoffman and Henn, 2008).…”

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“…Despite various efforts of the Government to drive forward sustainability, green building development in Malaysia remains slow (ZainulAbidin, 2010;Esa et al, 2011). Similar to other countries, cost is also viewed as the main hurdle in attracting wider desirability for green buildings in Malaysia.…”

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Soft Cost Elements in Green Projects: Malaysian building industry

Azizi

Abidin

Raofuddin

2018

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The most commonly cited green building barrier is the high development costs of construction. Many developers share the common perception that green building construction incurs expensive additional costs. A preliminary study was conducted with four industry experts via semi-structured interviews to investigate the soft cost elements (SCEs) in the project. Eighteen SCEs were identified and categorized into three groups namely Professionals, Procedures, and Legal Requirements. Three of the SCEs were found to be unique to green building and contributed a financial concern. The study rendered that these SCEs may influence a developer's decision to invest in green building development.

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Investigating the awareness and application of sustainable construction concept by Malaysian developers

Cited by 327 publications

References 7 publications

Sustainable Construction Industry in Cambodia: Awareness, Drivers and Barriers

Sustainable Construction Industry in Cambodia: Awareness, Drivers and Barriers

A Study to Compare the Cost of Operation and Maintenance in Green Building Index (GBI) and Non-Green Building Index (Non-GBI) Rated Building in Malaysia

Soft Cost Elements in Green Projects: Malaysian building industry

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