Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges

The wave of sustainable construction has created changes within the complex environment of the construction industry. This globalization has shifted the traditional way into a new paradigm of sustainable practice and resulted in a growing demand in green construction and sustainable development. Nev...

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Main Authors:	Che Haron, Roziha, Mat Rawi, Azya
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	UTM Razak School 2014
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48093/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48093/24/48093%20%20%20%20%20%20%20QUANTITY%20SURVEYORS%20IN%20GREEN%20CONSTRUCTION.pdf

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spelling	iium-480932019-05-16T01:59:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48093/ Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges Che Haron, Roziha Mat Rawi, Azya NA Architecture NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture The wave of sustainable construction has created changes within the complex environment of the construction industry. This globalization has shifted the traditional way into a new paradigm of sustainable practice and resulted in a growing demand in green construction and sustainable development. Nevertheless, since the understanding of sustainable construction in Malaysia is still in infant phase, construction players such as quantity surveyors are still struggling to respond to the green demand in order to safeguard the relevancy and efficiency of the profession. Thus, the aim of this paper is to study the practice of quantity surveyors in sustainable construction by focusing on facing threats and challenges. Two objectives have been constructed which are to identify the current level of green knowledge and understanding among quantity surveyors and to identify the threats and challenges in managing sustainable projects. A mixed method of data collection is carried out within Selangor, where questionnaire survey is distributed and several interview sessions are conducted. Finding shows that quantity surveyors are having high environmental awareness and green consciousness, but lower knowledge and understanding in the concept and implementation of green practice. They are facing highest challenges due to lack of cost information regarding green material, equipment and labor, and lack of knowledge on green technologies. To overcome the challenges are not a one-side effort. It is a cooperative responsibility of all stakeholders within the industries since most of the challenges are interrelated with various factors and forces. UTM Razak School 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48093/24/48093%20%20%20%20%20%20%20QUANTITY%20SURVEYORS%20IN%20GREEN%20CONSTRUCTION.pdf Che Haron, Roziha and Mat Rawi, Azya (2014) Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges. In: 1st International Conference on Sustainable Urban Design for Liveable Cities (SUDLiC 2014), 11-13 November 2014, Kuala Lumpur.
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture Che Haron, Roziha Mat Rawi, Azya Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges
description	The wave of sustainable construction has created changes within the complex environment of the construction industry. This globalization has shifted the traditional way into a new paradigm of sustainable practice and resulted in a growing demand in green construction and sustainable development. Nevertheless, since the understanding of sustainable construction in Malaysia is still in infant phase, construction players such as quantity surveyors are still struggling to respond to the green demand in order to safeguard the relevancy and efficiency of the profession. Thus, the aim of this paper is to study the practice of quantity surveyors in sustainable construction by focusing on facing threats and challenges. Two objectives have been constructed which are to identify the current level of green knowledge and understanding among quantity surveyors and to identify the threats and challenges in managing sustainable projects. A mixed method of data collection is carried out within Selangor, where questionnaire survey is distributed and several interview sessions are conducted. Finding shows that quantity surveyors are having high environmental awareness and green consciousness, but lower knowledge and understanding in the concept and implementation of green practice. They are facing highest challenges due to lack of cost information regarding green material, equipment and labor, and lack of knowledge on green technologies. To overcome the challenges are not a one-side effort. It is a cooperative responsibility of all stakeholders within the industries since most of the challenges are interrelated with various factors and forces.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Che Haron, Roziha Mat Rawi, Azya
author_facet	Che Haron, Roziha Mat Rawi, Azya
author_sort	Che Haron, Roziha
title	Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges
title_short	Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges
title_full	Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges
title_fullStr	Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges
title_sort	quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges
publisher	UTM Razak School
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48093/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48093/24/48093%20%20%20%20%20%20%20QUANTITY%20SURVEYORS%20IN%20GREEN%20CONSTRUCTION.pdf
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Quantity surveyors in green construction: threats and challenges

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