Abstract

Studies have proven that client satisfaction (CS) is greatly affected by the nature of construction practices on site. However, not much attention has been given to CS in projects that adopt green construction practices (GCPs). This study examines the effect of GCPs on CS, and the means by which CS can be achieved through health and safety performance (HSP). This study also analyses how the relationship between HSP and CS could vary depending on the level of GCPs adopted. A questionnaire with 27 items drawn from literature was used in collecting data from class A contractors in Nigeria. The study's hypotheses were tested using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique. The findings of the study reveal that GCPs have a positive effect on CS. HSP proved to only partially mediate the relationship between GCPs and CS. The findings also show that the effect of HSP on CS is moderated by GCPs with the stronger effect from projects with low adoption of GCPs. The study's findings highlight the pivotal role of HSP in ensuring CS in construction projects that adopt GCPs. This study makes practical contributions to the body of existing knowledge by highlighting the need for concerted efforts by contractors such as investing in health and safety training and ensuring site workers wear personal protective equipment aimed at adhering to acceptable health and safety standards. This can be achieved through provision of funds for safety activities, monitoring, and supervision of workers to guarantee HSP which translates to CS while adopting GCPs. However, the obstacles to these are the lack of safety culture by construction organizations, lack of enlightenment on the part of construction site workers, and poor safety climate on the construction project site. Additionally, the study provides greater insight on the practice of green construction among contractors by showing that the effect of HSP on CS would differ considerably on account of the level of GCPs adopted.

Highlights

  • The construction sector has been one of the main contributors to the environmental problems been witnessed today due to the adoption of traditional construction methods

  • The findings of this study show that Green Construction Practices (GCPs) has a significant positive effect on Client Satisfaction (CS) which does not support the first hypothesis (H1), health and safety performance (HSP) partially mediated the relationship between GCPs and CS lending support for the second hypothesis (H2), while it was found that GCPs significantly moderates the relationship between HSP and CS with the stronger effect coming from projects with low GCPs adoption which does not support the third hypothesis (H3)

  • Determining the effect of GCPs on CS, and investigating the likely role of HSP in achieving CS on projects that adopt GCPs is of utmost importance in providing the much-needed guidance to contractors on how to significantly satisfy their clients through deliberate efforts towards HSP when adopting GCPs

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Summary

Introduction

The construction sector has been one of the main contributors to the environmental problems been witnessed today due to the adoption of traditional construction methods. These environmental problems have been on the upward trend due to rapid urbanization resulting from rural-urban migration (Ekins & Zenghelis, 2021; Meng et al, 2021). Additional environmental regulations and standards were enacted with the primary aim of environmental protection These include the National Policy on the Environment in 1989, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act 2007, and the National Building Energy Efficiency Code of 2017

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