Barriers to construction industry stakeholders’ engagement with sustainability: toward a shared knowledge experience
Barriers to construction industry stakeholders’ engagement with sustainability: toward a shared knowledge experience
Author(s): Ian E. Wilson, Yacine RezguiSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: sustainable construction; awareness; engagement; knowledge management; stakeholder perceptions; behaviour; A12; C80; D83; L74; L86 O33; Q01;
Summary/Abstract: Sustainability ill-practices in the construction industry can have major drawbacks on meeting governmental targets on carbon and energy reduction. Using a mixed-method approach drawn from three studies to explore the level of engagement of construction stakeholders in adopting government sustainability agendas, the research identifies a wide range of perceived barriers, which operate broadly at ‘individual’ and ‘organisational’ levels. Sustainability knowledge in construction is fragmented, diverse, embedded in various documents, and developed in a non-concerted and integrated way across stakeholders, localities, regions, and countries. There is an emergent need for a socio-technical ‘knowledge solution’ to create circles of impacts that bind building professionals, energy administrations, and citizens in a shared sustainability experience to address a number of issues.
Journal: Technological and Economic Development of Economy
- Issue Year: 19/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 289-309
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English