TY - GEN
T1 - Diffusing the Myth Around Environmental Sustainable Development Delivery in South African Construction Industry
AU - Babatunde, Idebi Olawale
AU - Laseinde, Timothy
AU - Oluwafemi, Ifetayo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Environmental Sustainable Development (ESD) is the future of construction, following the necessity to preserve the environment in order to serve present needs and the future generation as well. This research investigates the reluctance of South African Construction Industry (SACI) designers in delivering ESD solution. The study will impact SACI to accelerate incorporation and compliance of ESD solution into its construction development delivery. A desktop research approach was employed by reviewing existing literatures to identify the wrong perceptions of SACI designers regarding ESD delivery. The major myth that surrounds reluctance to ESD as inferred is increase in building costs. This myth is due to misunderstanding of the ESD concept, lack of experience in ESD delivery, reluctance to construction technological change of ESD, lack of awareness of the benefits of ESD, and client’s reluctance to engage in ESD. Diffusing the myth and it underlying factors will involve enacting ESD supporting policies, intensified by awareness of its benefits and importance.
AB - Environmental Sustainable Development (ESD) is the future of construction, following the necessity to preserve the environment in order to serve present needs and the future generation as well. This research investigates the reluctance of South African Construction Industry (SACI) designers in delivering ESD solution. The study will impact SACI to accelerate incorporation and compliance of ESD solution into its construction development delivery. A desktop research approach was employed by reviewing existing literatures to identify the wrong perceptions of SACI designers regarding ESD delivery. The major myth that surrounds reluctance to ESD as inferred is increase in building costs. This myth is due to misunderstanding of the ESD concept, lack of experience in ESD delivery, reluctance to construction technological change of ESD, lack of awareness of the benefits of ESD, and client’s reluctance to engage in ESD. Diffusing the myth and it underlying factors will involve enacting ESD supporting policies, intensified by awareness of its benefits and importance.
KW - Construction industry
KW - Development myth
KW - ESD
KW - Environmental Sustainable Development
KW - Green environment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071465250&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_98
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_98
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85071465250
SN - 9783030279271
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 644
EP - 647
BT - Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design
A2 - Ahram, Tareq
A2 - Karwowski, Waldemar
A2 - Pickl, Stefan
A2 - Taiar, Redha
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019
Y2 - 16 September 2019 through 18 September 2019
ER -
