Salama M, H A R (2013) UAE green building strategic model. In: Smith, S D and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D (eds.) Proceedings of 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2013, Reading, UK.
Abstract
Green Building and Sustainable development is a relatively new trend within the construction industry in the UAE whereby organizations seek economic development approaches that benefit the local environment and improve the quality of life. This paper aims at developing a Strategic Model that would guide the local authorities and practitioners embarking on the challenging journey in pursuit of sustainable construction in the UAE. The model was developed over three stages. Stage one produced the theoretical framework based on two of the existing models published in the literature meanwhile building on the findings of previous work of the authors on the subject matter. The second stage witnessed the development of the initial model through the analysis of the data collected via in-depth interviews with 20 experts from the various categories of practitioners representing clients, consultants, project managers, contractors and suppliers. In the third stage, the developed model was refined and verified through a second round of in-depth interviews with experts. The results indicated the satisfaction of the interviewed sample with the suggested model as an effective tool towards the implementation of the green building initiative in UAE.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | green building; strategic model; sustainability; UAE |
| Index terms: | quality of life, local authority, sustainable development, economic development, interview, satisfaction, project manager, sustainable construction, construction industry, implementation, green building, practitioner |
| Subjects: | profession, data collection methods, practitioner, contractual arrangements, project delivery, economic development, design practice, public and environmental health, health safety and environment, sustainable construction, sociology, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Project Management, Research Practice, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Procurement, Sustainability, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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