Ahmad, T; Aibinu, A A and Stephan, A (2017) Green building projects: Process innovation leading to project innovation. In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 33rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2017, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK.
Abstract
There are many factors in green building delivery which drive or hinder the success of such projects and many of these factors are directly or indirectly related with innovation. In this study, some of the success factors with direct relation to innovation in green buildings are extracted from project delivery research. These factors include innovative financing methods, sequential design process, constructability of innovative designs, level of creativity and innovation, innovative technological approaches, Availability and deployment of innovative technologies and material, Company employees' resistance to change from conventional to green practices, etc. This study relates these innovation factors with success of green building projects and provides an assessment of the effect of these factors on success. Findings of three case studies of green building projects are discussed pertaining to these innovation factors. This study ascertains the level of innovation building industry requires for sustainable development, and provides an account of innovation factors for green building project delivery. Moreover, the study help inform whether building industry require radical innovation or incremental innovation in order to meet the challenges set by environmental crisis.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | green building; green performance; innovation; project delivery method; project delivery attributes; review |
| Index terms: | green building, innovative financing, building industry, project delivery, constructability, creativity, design process, case study, success factor, sustainable development |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, innovation and creative processes, health safety and environment, design practice, construction integration, health monitoring assessment and metrics, economic analysis, project delivery, design methods, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Procurement, Research Practice, Health and Safety, Business Strategy, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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