Analyse the Barriers that Influencing Green Design Implementation among the Contractors in Construction Industry

Abstract

This paper aims to find out the vital barriers that affecting the implementation of Green Design practice, which is part of the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) application in construction industry. First of all, the objectives of this study are to determine the barriers that preventing Green Design related activities among contractors and also analyse the critical barriers for Green Design application in construction industry. Quantitative research method with survey questionnaire is employed in this study. Around 450 sets of questionnaire are distributed with 21.8% response rate. The independent variables in this study are the barriers of Green Design implementation in construction industry while the dependent variable is the level of adoption of Green Design practice in construction industry. In short, four (4) barriers are identified, which are Government Supports, Company Resources, Knowledge and Information, and Financial issue barriers. Results of the study show that Government Supports and Company Resources barriers are significant for Green Design practice. Significance of this research is to provide a better understanding of green practices, such as GSCM, to deal with current environmental issues and to realise the recent problems and obstacles faced by all construction players, so that further actions are required for a successful GSCM implementation in order to move towards a sustainable environment in the future.