Motivation and Expectation of Developers on Green Construction: A Conceptual View
Social cognitive theory explains the power to inaugurate change is determined by the mutual influence of personal proclivity and social factors which will shape ones- motivations and expectations. In construction industry, green concept offers an opportunity to leave a lighter footprint on the environment. This opportunity, however, has not been fully grasped by many countries. As such, venturing into green construction for many practitioners would be their maiden experience. Decision to venture into new practice such as green construction will be influenced by certain drivers. This paper explores these drivers which is further expanded into motivational factors and later becomes the platform upon which expectation for green construction stands. This theoretical concept of motivation and expectations, which is adapted from social cognitive theory, focus on developers- view because of their crucial role in green application. This conceptual framework, which serves as the basis for further research, will benefit the industry as it elucidate cognitive angles to attract more new entrants to green business.
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means of Empowerment of Contractors," Management of Environmental
Quality, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 242 - 254, 2006.
[2] L.B. Robichaud and V.S. Anantatmula "Greening Project Management
Practices for Sustainable Construction," Journal of Management in
Engineering, vol. 27, no. 1, pp 48 - 57. Jan. 2011.
[3] N.Zainul Abidin "Investigating the Awareness and Application of
Sustainable Construction Concept by Malaysian Developers," Habitat
International, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 421 - 42, Oct. 2010.
[4] C. Du Plessis, "A Strategic Framework for Sustainable Construction in
Developing Countries," Construction Management and Economics, vol.
25, no. 1, pp. 67 - 76, Jan. 2007.
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development. Vol. 6. Six theories of child development Greenwich, CT:
JAI Press, 1989, pp. 1-60.
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Renew of Psychology, vol. 52, pp. 1 - 26, Feb. 2001.
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Nature as the Basis for Green Buildings. London: Spon Press, 2002, pp.
1 - 20.
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Lessons from the Rating Systems," Journal of Professional Issues in
Engineering Education & Practice, vol. 136, no. 2, pp. 64 - 70, April
2010.
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Sustainable Project Delivery," Journal of Construction Engineering and
Management, vol. 132, no. 10, pp. 1083 - 1091, Oct. 2006.
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Benefits. SGS Economic and Planning," Retrieve from
http://www.sgsep.com.au/system/files/Urbecon_Aug%2008(Web).pdf, .
(accessed 15 January 2013).
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Construction Industry: A Lebanese Case Study," Construction
Innovation, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 33 - 46, 2006.
[12] M. Pitt, M. Tucker, M. Riley, and J. Longden, "Towards Sustainable
Construction: Promotion and Best Practices," Construction Innovation,
vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 201 - 224, 2009.
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Models in Psychology New Jersey: Laurence Erlbaum Associates, 1982,
pp. 1-275.
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Principles, Processes, and Variables. In I. Kirsch (Ed.), How
Expectancies Shape Experience. Washington DC: American
Psychological Association, 1999, ch. 2.
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Nostrand Company, 1964.
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Construction Management," Construction Management and Economics,
vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 113-127, Feb. 2007.
[18] T. Häkkinen, and K. Belloni, "Barriers and Drivers for Sustainable
Building," Building Research and Information, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 239 -
255, April 2011.
[19] J. Yudelson, Green Building Through Integrated Design. New York :
McGraw Hill, 2009, pp. 44-143
[20] A.R. Pearce, "Sustainable Capital Projects: Leapfrogging the First Cost
Barrier," Civil Engineering and Environmental System, vol. 25, no. 4,
pp, 291 - 300, 2008.
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and the Sustainability of Competitive Advantage: A Dynamic and
Sustainable View of the Firm," Creativity and Information Management,
vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 135 - 146, Sept. 2002.
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Langdon and Seah International, Sydney, Australia, 2007.
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http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2078. (accessed
17 January 2013).
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Building While Reducing The Risk and Cost of Green Building
Accreditation," Conference on Sustainable Building South East Asia,
Malaysia, 4-6th May 2010.
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Benefits of Green Buildings: A Comprehensive Case Study," The
Engineering Economist, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 259-295, 2006.
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Building in Developed Asian Cities ÔÇö The Perspectives of Building
Designers," Energy Policy. vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 3061 - 3070, Aug. 2009.
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Comprehensive Cost Database and Budgeting Methodology. Davis
Langdon. Retrieved from http://www.davislangdon.com/
upload/images/publications/USA/2004%20Costing%20Green%20Comp
rehensive%20Cost%20Database.pdf, . (accessed 17 January 2013).
[28] T. Jones, Y.W. Shan, and P.M Goodrum, "An Investigation of Corporate
Approaches To Sustainability In The Us Engineering And Construction
Industry," Construction Management And Economics, vol. 28, no. 9, pp.
971 - 983, Sept. 2010.
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Delivery (Second Edition). New York : John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
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Building: The case of Malaysia. In C.A. Brebbia (Ed.). Sustainability
Today. Southampton, UK: WIT Press. 2012, pp. 15 - 23.
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Rankings? New Straits Time. Retrieve from http://www.nst.com.my
(accessed 15 January 2013).
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http://www.ptm.org.my/bipv/SDP.htm (accessed 23 July 2007).
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Issue no 86, Oct., http://www.pwc.com (accessed 05 January 2012)
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http://www/greenbuildingindex.org , (accessed 20 February 2012).
[35] N. Zainul Abidin, N. Yusof, A.A.E., Othman, "Enablers and Challenges
of a Sustainable Housing Industry in Malaysia," Construction
Innovation: Information, Process and Management. vol. 13, no. 1, pp.
10 - 25, 2013.
[36] J.W. Creswell, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and
Mixed Methods Approaches. 2nd Ed., California: Thousand Oaks, SAGE
Publications, 2003.
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