Promoting construction for sustainability transformation: the perspective of institutional theory

IF 2.1 Q2 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
P. Tunji-Olayeni, K. Kajimo-Shakantu, T. O. Ayodele, O. Babalola
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PurposeSustainability transformation in the construction industry is vital for the attainment of sustainable development goals. While conventional construction has been at the expense of social and economic sustainability, sustainable construction can enhance environmental, social and economic outcomes for the construction industry and society at large. However, the industry struggles with new initiates because its stakeholders are products of unique institutions which shape their decisions and intentions to adopt new practices. This study assessed the institutional pressures that influence the adoption of sustainable construction to enhance our understanding of other factors that can promote and accelerate the adoption of sustainable construction.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a quantitative research design with the use of online questionnaires to elicit information from construction professionals in South Africa. Descriptive statistics of frequencies, mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data obtained from the survey. Linear regression was also used to assess the influence of institutional pressures on the adoption of sustainable construction.FindingsMimetic pressures were found to have a significant influence on the adoption of sustainable construction. The decision to adopt sustainable construction was based on the sustainability actions of industry leaders (mimetic pressure). Normative and coercive pressures had no significant influence on the adoption of sustainable construction.Practical implicationsMimetic pressure from competitors and normative pressures is already exerting some pressure on stakeholders to adopt sustainable construction. However, there cannot be a long-term commitment that will yield the needed sustainability transformations without additional normative pressure from learned societies and coercive pressure from the government. As one of the pioneering works from the global south, this study provides empirical validations of the influence of institutional pressures on the adoption of sustainable construction. It also enhances understanding of how institutional pressures from the social context can promote and accelerate the adoption of sustainable construction.Originality/valueThe findings present one of the pioneering efforts to empirically validate the influence of institutional pressures on the adoption of sustainable construction.
促进可持续转型建设:制度理论的视角
目的建筑业的可持续性转型对实现可持续发展目标至关重要。虽然传统建筑以牺牲社会和经济可持续性为代价,但可持续建筑可以提高建筑业和整个社会的环境、社会和经济成果。然而,该行业与新的发起人作斗争,因为其利益相关者是独特机构的产物,这些机构塑造了他们采用新做法的决策和意图。本研究评估了影响采用可持续建筑的制度压力,以增强我们对其他因素的理解,这些因素可以促进和加速采用可持续建筑。设计/方法/方法该研究采用了定量研究设计,使用在线问卷从南非建筑专业人员那里获取信息。使用频率、平均值和标准差的描述性统计来分析从调查中获得的数据。线性回归也被用来评估制度压力对采用可持续建筑的影响。发现模拟压力对可持续建筑的采用有重大影响。采用可持续建筑的决定是基于行业领导者的可持续行动(模仿压力)。规范性和强制性压力对采用可持续建筑没有重大影响。实际含义来自竞争对手的模拟压力和规范压力已经对利益相关者施加了一些压力,要求他们采用可持续建设。然而,如果没有来自学术社会的额外规范压力和来自政府的强制性压力,就不可能有一项长期承诺来实现所需的可持续性转型。作为来自全球南方的开创性工作之一,本研究对制度压力对可持续建设的影响进行了实证验证。它还增进了对来自社会背景的制度压力如何促进和加速采用可持续建筑的理解。原创性/价值研究结果是实证验证制度压力对采用可持续建筑的影响的开创性努力之一。
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18.20%
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation publishes findings on contemporary and original research towards sustaining, maintaining and managing existing buildings. The journal provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of buildings, their performance and adaptation in order to develop appropriate technical and management solutions. This requires an holistic understanding of the complex interactions between the materials, components, occupants, design and environment, demanding the application and development of methodologies for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment in this multidisciplinary area. With rapid technological developments, a changing climate and more extreme weather, coupled with developing societal demands, the challenges to the professions responsible are complex and varied; solutions need to be rigorously researched and tested to navigate the dynamic context in which today''s buildings are to be sustained. Within this context, the scope and coverage of the journal incorporates the following indicative topics: • Behavioural and human responses • Building defects and prognosis • Building adaptation and retrofit • Building conservation and restoration • Building Information Modelling (BIM) • Building and planning regulations and legislation • Building technology • Conflict avoidance, management and disputes resolution • Digital information and communication technologies • Education and training • Environmental performance • Energy management • Health, safety and welfare issues • Healthy enclosures • Innovations and innovative technologies • Law and practice of dilapidation • Maintenance and refurbishment • Materials testing • Policy formulation and development • Project management • Resilience • Structural considerations • Surveying methodologies and techniques • Sustainability and climate change • Valuation and financial investment
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