Critical barriers to green building technologies adoption in developing countries: The case of Ghana

APC Chan, A Darko, AO Olanipekun… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although green building technologies (GBTs) have been advocated in the construction
industry to address sustainability issues, their adoption is still plagued with barriers. The …

Review of barriers to green building adoption

A Darko, APC Chan - Sustainable Development, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The need to implement sustainable development (SD) in the construction industry has given
birth to the green building (GB) movement. GB is a promising construction approach through …

Assessment of sustainability indicators for green building manufacturing using fuzzy multi-criteria decision making approach

E Yadegaridehkordi, M Hourmand, M Nilashi… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, building manufacturing has caused serious environmental impacts,
despite its role in the national economic growth. Thus, in developing strategic plans for …

Examining issues influencing green building technologies adoption: The United States green building experts' perspectives

A Darko, APC Chan, EE Ameyaw, BJ He… - Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Green building (GB) has been viewed as an effective means to implement environmental,
economic, and social sustainability in the construction industry. For the adoption of GB …

Green, lean, six sigma barriers at a glance: a case from the construction sector of Pakistan

K Hussain, Z He, N Ahmad, M Iqbal - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The construction sector consumes a massive amount of resources, produces a large volume
of emissions, and generates large-scale waste. Earlier studies considered green, lean, and …

Barriers affecting the adoption of green building technologies

APC Chan, A Darko, EE Ameyaw… - … of Management in …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Green building (GB) is gaining increased acceptance in the construction industry as a viable
solution for meeting the growing demand for environmentally friendly or healthy buildings …

Green retrofitting–A review of current status, implementations and challenges

R Jagarajan, MNAM Asmoni, AH Mohammed… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the largest threats to future development is climate change. Apparently, the building
sector has been the largest source of greenhouse gas production. One prospective solution …

Visualized analysis of global green buildings: Development, barriers and future directions

Q Li, R Long, H Chen, F Chen, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Green building is an important measure to deal with energy and environment problems in
the construction sector of the world. In this study, knowledge mapping analysis is used, and …

[HTML][HTML] Providing climate change resilient land-use transport projects with green finance using Z extended numbers based decision-making model

G Haseli, M Deveci, M Isik, I Gokasar… - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
As the climate change enforces decision-makers (DMs) to change established policies and
strategies, investors are motivated to finance the development of green projects. Because of …

A hybrid approach using entropy and TOPSIS to select key drivers for a successful and sustainable lean construction implementation

G Dehdasht, MS Ferwati, RM Zin, NZ Abidin - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Successful implementation of the lean concept as a sustainable approach in the
construction industry requires the identification of critical drivers in lean construction. Despite …