Barrier Factors Affecting Adoption of Green Building Technologies in Nigeria
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2020
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UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract
Greenhouse gas emission from activities in the built environment
is increasing exponentially due to increase in building
operations. This study aims at determining factors that affect
adoption of Green Building Technologies that normally reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To
elicit relevant information, online structured questionnaire forms were administered on
practitioners who have been involved in green building development in Nigeria. Mean score
ranking was adopted in ranking the barriers to green building technologies, while discriminant
analysis was performed to examine how organizations groups (client, consulting, contracting,
academia) were distinguished on the barrier factors identified. Findings revealed that, out of
the 23 barrier factors considered in this research, lack of institutions to formulate policies and
set guidelines (mean score - 4.5) ranked 1st as barrier to adoption of green building
technologies in Nigeria. This is closely followed by lack of information about green products
(4.0), low level of awareness about sustainability issues (4.0), human resource and client
knowledge, lack of knowledge about green building technologies, high cost of green products,
while unavailability of sustainable materials and products ranked the lowest (2.7). Only nine
factors at 0.05 level of significance entered the discriminant analysis model and emerged as
variables with the most significant power in differentiating the organization groupings on the
basis of perceived barriers to adoption of green building technologies. The study recommends
that there should be strong political will from government, to establish institutions that
formulate policies on green building technologies.
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Barriers, Green Building, Green Building Technologies.