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

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dc.contributor.authorDosumu, Oluwaseun
dc.contributor.authorAigbavboa, Clinton
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-14T08:53:09Z
dc.date.available2022-11-14T08:53:09Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSustainable 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.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDosumu, O., & Aigbavboa, C. (2021). Drivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industry. Acta Structilia, 28(2), 78-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as28i2.4en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2415-0487
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11973
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor(s)en_ZA
dc.subjectBenefiten_ZA
dc.subjectChallengesen_ZA
dc.subjectConstructionen_ZA
dc.subjectDriveren_ZA
dc.subjectEffecten_ZA
dc.subjectFactorsen_ZA
dc.subjectProjecten_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable constructionen_ZA
dc.titleDrivers and effects of sustainable construction in the South African construction industryen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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