Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry

Sustainable construction is hardly practised in Africa, despite the consistent campaign for its adoption. This study investigates the drivers and effects of sustainable construction in South Africa. The quantitative survey research design was adopted for the study and the respondents were the constr...

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Autores principales:	Oluwaseun Dosumu, Clinton Aigbavboa
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Publicado:	University of the Free State 2021
Materias:	benefit challenges construction driver effect factors project south africa sustainability sustainable construction Building construction TH1-9745
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as28i2.4 https://doaj.org/article/8fcbb28d64c040ad914b575c5da5f15a
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8fcbb28d64c040ad914b575c5da5f15a2021-12-02T16:59:56ZDrivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industryhttps://doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as28i2.41023-05642415-0487https://doaj.org/article/8fcbb28d64c040ad914b575c5da5f15a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/as/article/view/5799/4202https://doaj.org/toc/1023-0564https://doaj.org/toc/2415-0487Sustainable construction is hardly practised in Africa, despite the consistent campaign for its adoption. This study investigates the drivers and effects of sustainable construction in South Africa. The quantitative survey research design was adopted for the study and the respondents were the construction organisations in Johannesburg, South Africa. The study identified 17 significant drivers of sustainable construction, with construction cost as the dominant variable. The important environmental (8), economic (12), and social benefits (7) of sustainable construction were also determined. The challenges (24) of sustainable construction were also identified. The study recommended that measures for low construction cost should be put in place, and awareness campaigns should be enhanced. Economic benefits are still behind environmental benefits, and this could affect some prospective adopters. Lack of knowledge and weak economies were prevalent challenges that underscore the need for Western support for African nations to comfortably adopt sustainable construction.Oluwaseun DosumuClinton AigbavboaUniversity of the Free Statearticlebenefitchallengesconstructiondrivereffectfactorsprojectsouth africasustainabilitysustainable constructionBuilding constructionTH1-9745ENActa Structilia, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 78-107 (2021)
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description	Sustainable construction is hardly practised in Africa, despite the consistent campaign for its adoption. This study investigates the drivers and effects of sustainable construction in South Africa. The quantitative survey research design was adopted for the study and the respondents were the construction organisations in Johannesburg, South Africa. The study identified 17 significant drivers of sustainable construction, with construction cost as the dominant variable. The important environmental (8), economic (12), and social benefits (7) of sustainable construction were also determined. The challenges (24) of sustainable construction were also identified. The study recommended that measures for low construction cost should be put in place, and awareness campaigns should be enhanced. Economic benefits are still behind environmental benefits, and this could affect some prospective adopters. Lack of knowledge and weak economies were prevalent challenges that underscore the need for Western support for African nations to comfortably adopt sustainable construction.
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title_short	Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry
title_full	Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry
title_fullStr	Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry
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publisher	University of the Free State
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Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry

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