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State of green construction in India: drivers and challenges

Mohammed Arif (School of Built Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK)
Charles Egbu (School of Built Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK)
Abid Haleem (Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India)
Dennis Kulonda (Orlando and Space Centers, Florida Institute of Technology, University College, Orlando, Florida, USA)
Malik Khalfan (School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia)

Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology

ISSN: 1726-0531

Article publication date: 10 July 2009

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a workshop organized in New Delhi to assess the current state of green construction in India and highlight the major drivers and challenges faced by the construction sector.

Design/methodology/approach

The data collection for this paper is conducted through two sources; a survey and a facilitated brainstorming session. The survey provides an opportunity to compare practices in India to global trends and the facilitated sessions provides a platform to collect data on more subjective, experiential knowledge about green construction in India.

Findings

Some of the major findings of this endeavour are: there is an awareness about green construction in India; It is primarily driven by the governmental and international regulations; with the current energy crisis customers in India are actually willing to pay extra for going green; and there is a lack of accurate lifecycle cost assessment models which results in misconceptions about associated costs of going green.

Originality/value

This paper has provided a brief overview of green construction in India. It has also provided a list of major challenges and drivers for implementation of green. This list of challenges and drivers can provide practitioners, regulators, and academics knowledge about means to focus their future efforts in implementation of green.

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Citation

Arif, M., Egbu, C., Haleem, A., Kulonda, D. and Khalfan, M. (2009), "State of green construction in India: drivers and challenges", Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 223-234. https://doi.org/10.1108/17260530910975005

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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