TY - GEN
T1 - Sustainability Assessment Practices in the Construction Industry
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures, ICSBS 2023
AU - Ikuabe, M.
AU - Aigbavboa, C.
AU - Oke, E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Sustainability assessment is a formidable template for evaluating plans, policies, and activities toward the drive and actualisation of sustainable development. It helps appraise the steps taken and projected actions to align policies within the tenets of sustainability. However, the construction industry in South Africa appears to be on the back foot in fully harnessing the dividends of sustainable assessment. Based on the preceding, this study examined the critical hurdles to implementing sustainability assessment in the South African construction industry. A quantitative approach was employed with relevant professionals as the target population, while the data retrieved was subjected to appropriate empirical analysis. Findings showed that lack of requisite knowledge and cultural barriers were the most significant challenges in deploying sustainability assessment in the South African construction industry. The outcome of this study would serve as a good reference for policymakers, government officials, and relevant stakeholders in making informed policies and plans that aligns with the creeds of sustainable development. Furthermore, it serves as a solid theoretical base for future studies to propagate sustainability assessment for the South African construction industry.
AB - Sustainability assessment is a formidable template for evaluating plans, policies, and activities toward the drive and actualisation of sustainable development. It helps appraise the steps taken and projected actions to align policies within the tenets of sustainability. However, the construction industry in South Africa appears to be on the back foot in fully harnessing the dividends of sustainable assessment. Based on the preceding, this study examined the critical hurdles to implementing sustainability assessment in the South African construction industry. A quantitative approach was employed with relevant professionals as the target population, while the data retrieved was subjected to appropriate empirical analysis. Findings showed that lack of requisite knowledge and cultural barriers were the most significant challenges in deploying sustainability assessment in the South African construction industry. The outcome of this study would serve as a good reference for policymakers, government officials, and relevant stakeholders in making informed policies and plans that aligns with the creeds of sustainable development. Furthermore, it serves as a solid theoretical base for future studies to propagate sustainability assessment for the South African construction industry.
KW - Construction industry
KW - South Africa
KW - Sustainability assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85189497635&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_21
DO - 10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_21
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85189497635
SN - 9789819979646
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 229
EP - 235
BT - Towards a Carbon Neutral Future - The Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures
A2 - Papadikis, Konstantinos
A2 - Zhang, Cheng
A2 - Tang, Shu
A2 - Liu, Engui
A2 - Di Sarno, Luigi
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 17 August 2023 through 20 August 2023
ER -
