Job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing the challenges associated with climate change

IF 0.9 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Iddamalgoda Pathiranage Tharindu Sandaruwan, Jayasinghe Arachchige Bihara Janardana, Kesavan Manoharan
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Purpose Construction professionals are the major contributors to developing a sustainable construction industry, whereas architects, engineers and quantity surveyors are the key construction professionals who must play extraordinary roles in achieving better sustainable construction. Therefore, this study aims to identify the job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing challenges associated with climate change. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a mixed research approach. A literature review and preliminary semi-structured interviews were used to appraise the job roles of architects, engineers and quantity surveyors in addressing challenges associated with climate change. The data collected through the qualitative approach were used in an online questionnaire survey, and the findings were analysed using the relative index method. Findings The findings highlight that regardless of the knowledge of the professional category on green rating tools, carbon footprint, adaptation of renewable energies for the reduction of energy consumption, building information modelling-related applications and waste management concepts/practices are the foremost job attributes required for the key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing challenges associated with climate change. Research limitations/implications The results from this study provide a handful of guidance to construction industry professionals, national and international professional institutions, non-governmental organisations and other relevant authorities to address climate change within the built environment by identifying ways for improving the relevant key job attributes of construction industry professionals. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that explores the job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing the challenges associated with climate change.
斯里兰卡主要建筑专业人员在应对气候变化相关挑战方面的工作特点
目的 建筑专业人员是发展可持续建筑业的主要贡献者,而建筑师、工程师和工料测量师是关键的建筑专业人员,他们必须在实现更好的可持续建筑方面发挥非凡的作用。因此,本研究旨在确定斯里兰卡主要建筑专业人员在应对气候变化相关挑战方面的工作属性。 设计/方法/途径 本研究采用了混合研究方法。通过文献综述和初步的半结构式访谈,对建筑师、工程师和工料测量师在应对气候变化相关挑战中的工作角色进行了评估。通过定性方法收集的数据被用于在线问卷调查,并使用相对指数法对调查结果进行了分析。 研究结果 研究结果突出表明,无论专业类别对绿色评级工具、碳足迹、适应可再生能源以减少能源消耗、建筑信息模型相关应用和废物管理概念/做法的了解程度如何,这些都是斯里兰卡主要建筑专业人员在应对气候变化相关挑战时所需的首要工作属性。 研究的局限性/影响 本研究的结果为建筑业专业人员、国家和国际专业机构、非政府组织和其他相关当局提供了一些指导,通过确定改进建筑业专业人员相关关键工作属性的方法来应对建筑环境中的气候变化。 原创性/价值 据作者所知,这是第一份探讨斯里兰卡主要建筑专业人员在应对气候变化相关挑战时的工作属性的研究报告。
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