An exploratory study on the critical success factors for the implementation of sustainable construction practices in public universities in Ghana: case study of university of education Winneba
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2021-06-17
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Aging infrastructure, rising utility costs and commodity prices, tighter legislation and standards, and stakeholder pressure are driving business trends in a new direction. Specifically, organizations are pursuing sustainability as a comprehensive cutting-edge tool that includes environmental and social in addition to economic motivations. For this purpose, this study seeks to address three main objectives concerning this area: To identify the sustainable construction practices adopted in public universities in Ghana, To determine the challenges to the adoption of sustainable construction practices in public universities in Ghana and To identify the critical success factors for the implementation of sustainable construction practices in public universities in Ghana. After issuing questionnaires the responses were analysed. After analysis it was identified that the most significant sustainable construction practices adopted are Using Resources Effectively Creating Healthy Environments and Minimizing pollution. It was also seen that financial barrier was the topmost challenges to the adoption of sustainable construction practices in public universities in Ghana and finally Financial Factors, Professional and Technology and Knowledge based factors were identified to be the most important success factors for the implementation of sustainable construction practices in Ghana. After considering all these, it was concluded that Careful regulation and monitoring procedures should be put in place to help ensure sustainable construction practices achieve ultimate success by adopting some of the success factors of this study
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A Master’s thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science in Construction Management
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Sustainability, Construction, Success, Ghana