Structural Model Of Value Management In Green Construction

Sustainable construction development would contribute to improve value performance by decreasing operation cost in long run, improving quality of outputs, reducing material consumption as well as mitigating in wastage of resources. However, due to high initial cost and long payback period clients are not interested in implementation of sustainability in construction development. In line with this, the integration of value management (VM) and sustainable construction (SC) has been introduced to focus more on client attitude. While the possibility of integrating sustainability with value management study has been theoretically proposed in the literature, it has not yet been widely put into practice around the world. As a result, the main objectives of this study shaped to assess the modeling of integration of value management and sustainable construction as well as to evaluate the relationship between integrated value management and sustainable construction with project value performance with mediating effect of client attitude

Linking Team Condition and Team Performance: A Transformational Leadership Approach

Because project teams in the construction industry shape the primary focus of the industry's project life cycle, a high-performance construction workplace facilitates employees’ technical and innovation skills through team development. Drawing on the current research in general teamwork and leadership, this study, from a theoretical perspective, extends the team condition as a hierarchical construct, incorporating six associated components. This article argues that team building and team development can be studied as ongoing processes that are crucial to project success. In order to reduce the risk of common method variance, the research analysis was completed using 94 construction teams from three different sources, within which team members rated their leader's transformational leadership behavior. The team leaders evaluated the team's conditions, and, lastly, the supervisor of each team rated the team's performance. The model shows that the team condition, which is defined as the factors that contribute to making a great team, has significant direct and indirect impacts on team performance. Furthermore, the transformational leadership behavior of team leaders showed a mediating role between the team condition and the performance

Leadership Behavior of Project Managers in Sustainable Construction Projects

AbstractThe construction industry has been perceived as dominant in stirring to move societies for sustainable development in an international framework. As a result of a theoretical perspective, this research extends leadership competencies as hierarchical, reflective constructs, integrating eight involved components. The analysis was done making use of a sample of 70 project managers in eco-friendly building projects. The results exhibits that the leadership competencies of project managers as second-order reflective constructs end up with considerable direct influences on success criteria for sustainable buildings. Furthermore, the outcomes suggest that the intellectual competence of project managers represents the most considerable factor on sustainable building accomplishments. On the whole, this research ends by going over the findings, methodological inferences, limitations, and prospective recommendations for further research

Consensus-based low carbon domestic design framework for sustainable homes

The paper proposes a low carbon domestic design framework for sustainable homes in Saudi Arabia, characterized by a rigorous climate and unique regional socio-cultural features. This is informed by (a) an in-depth investigation of the Saudi domestic building stock, including landscaping, massing, space layout, building fabric, on-site renewable potential, and occupants’ lifestyles; and (b) a consultation with 40 experts across Saudi Arabia. The consultation was carried out using the Delphi Technique in multiple rounds. The established framework factors in architectural design strategies, building envelope design, and on-site renewable energy strategies for Saudi Arabia, taking into account socio-cultural considerations. A consensus between the consulted experts was achieved. The proposed framework is applicable and suitable for Saudi Arabia and beyond, including the Middle Eastern region