Barriers to green building implementation in Malaysia: A systematic review

Abstract

In recent years, green building has been a trend in the world. Green building in Malaysia is still lagging in terms of development in green building. The construction industry has contributed the greatest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reduce this issue, the increase in implementing green buildings is a concern among different construction stakeholders. The aim of this study is to investigate the barriers to implementing green buildings in Malaysia. A systematic review was used to achieve the research aim. A PRISMA protocol was used to present the systematic review. The systematic literature review was conducted between 2018 and 2022, and a total of 18 articles were analyzed. In the process, Scopus and Google Scholar databases were used to find the pertinent articles. In this study, the barrier the green building implementation in Malaysia were identified and categorized into several barriers related to economic, technology and training, knowledge, financial and political aspects. The highlighted key barriers contributed to both industry and government increasing the implementation of green building in Malaysia.