Abstract
The design phase is the most important phase in determining the green performance of building projects. The performance of the design team is crucial. The growing importance of sustainability globally necessitates the inclusion of green criteria in the design team selection process. Therefore, a competent design teams is required to have a range of attributes as the basis for design decisions. The propose of this study to identify current green design performance level of design teams of building projects and establish key design attributes influencing green design performance. To achieve mentioned aim a questionnaire survey was conducted to collect dada required. A sample of 274 respondents has been covered under the study, including architects and engineers practicing design and consultancy building sectors. Prior to analysis of data WINSTEPS software were used to determine validity and reliability of date. Descriptive analysis data includes quantitative and qualitative. In general, design team attributes were moderate (3.32). The general design team attributes were high such experience (3.81), communication (3.43) and leadership effectiveness (3.48). However, green attributes of design team were moderate such as green knowledge (2.98), green skills (3.13) and green initiatives (2.84).The result indicates that most design teams have inadequate knowledge and skills to produce high green design performance of building projects. Therefore, to overcome green design complexity, careful selecting design team members and more education and training courses on green building are required to deal with green design requirements.
Highlights
The design phase is the most important phase in determining the green performance of construction projects because more than half of construction mistakes were caused by design insufficiency (Alwaera and Croomeb, 2010; Graham, 2003; Lukumon and Thamb, 2007).The design process of building projects involves individuals from different background and different orientations and values (Mathieu et al, 2008)
Green attributes of design team were moderate such as green knowledge (2.98), green skills (3.13) and green initiatives (2.84).The result indicates that most design teams have inadequate knowledge and skills to produce high green design performance of building projects
The result implies that the design teams have the attributes that are important and sufficient to produce conventional designs of building projects, but they are weak in design related attributes such as green knowledge, conscientiousness on green and commitment to green that are required to produce green designs
Summary
The design process of building projects involves individuals from different background and different orientations and values (Mathieu et al, 2008). These individuals do not automatically work together. Work arrangements that involve teams are frequently better organized and more effective than individual work (Hoegl and Gemuenden, 2001; Loughry et al, 2005). Peeters et al (2006), Keyton and Beck (2008) stated that arranging work into teams that have a mixture of complementary skills, knowledge, attitudes and other characteristics is more effective that if the members work individually.teamwork has become indispensable in many organizations. Peeters et al (2006), Keyton and Beck (2008) stated that arranging work into teams that have a mixture of complementary skills, knowledge, attitudes and other characteristics is more effective that if the members work individually.teamwork has become indispensable in many organizations. (Mohammed and Ringseis, 2001; Salas et al, 1995)
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