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Identifying the Key Barriers to Promote Sustainable Construction in the United States: A Principal Component Analysis

Karji, Ali ; Namian, Mostafa ; Tafazzoli, Mohammadsoroush

Sustainability, 2020-06, Vol.12 (12), p.5088 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Basel: MDPI AG

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  • Título:
    Identifying the Key Barriers to Promote Sustainable Construction in the United States: A Principal Component Analysis
  • Autor: Karji, Ali ; Namian, Mostafa ; Tafazzoli, Mohammadsoroush
  • Assuntos: Climate change ; Construction industry ; Emissions ; Green buildings ; Literature reviews ; Natural resources ; Principal components analysis ; Sustainability
  • É parte de: Sustainability, 2020-06, Vol.12 (12), p.5088
  • Descrição: The need to build more facilities has intensified the inherited adverse impacts of the construction industry on the triple bottom lines of sustainability (i.e., people, planet, and profit). The current practice of sustainability in the construction industry is far from reaching the targeted green goals. In order to foster these endeavors, this study aims to explore sustainable construction barriers in the United States. To achieve the objective, first, 12 sustainability barriers were identified based on an excessive and comprehensive literature review and solicitation of experts’ opinions to validate the barriers. Next, a questionnaire survey was developed and distributed among 135 industry professionals to evaluate the relative importance of factors. To offer a practical solution, principal component analysis (PCA) was used to analyze the data and find the most effective barriers. The results show that four major barriers, including (1) pre-construction constraints, (2) managerial constraints, (3) legislative constraints, and (4) financial and planning constraints are the most influential challenges that the industry faces to foster sustainable construction. Practical solutions are suggested to tackle sustainable construction barriers. The findings of this study are beneficial to the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry members along with owners and policymakers.
  • Editor: Basel: MDPI AG
  • Idioma: Inglês
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