Strategies for Green Building Material Adoption in Construction Industries in Anambra State

Author(s)

Elamah Daniel¹, Ezenwata Chidozie Jovita² & Asodike Nkiru Chigemezu²; ¹Department of Building Technology, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi Edo state ; ²Department of Building Technology, Federal Polytechnic, oko

Abstract

This paper investigated the strategies for green building material adoption in construction industries in Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of this study comprised 312 construction professionals in Anambra State. These professionals are registered Architects, Engineers, Builders and Quantity Surveyors practicing in both public and private organizations in Anambra State, Nigeria. The sample size was gotten with the formula from Morgan and Krejcie (1970) with a confidence level of 95%, and it found to be 172. Data for this study were collected by means of structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The questionnaire is titled “Strategies for Green materials Adoption Questionnaire” (SGMAQ). The questionnaire is sub-divided into two sections; A and B. Section A contains information on the demographic profile of the respondents while section B is sub-divided into three clusters: I – III addressing the research questions. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages was employed to analyze the bio-data of the respondents while mean score was used to analyze the data to answer the research questions. The study found that construction professionals are highly aware of green building materials within the construction industry in Anambra State but the level of adoption is low. The finding also revealed that construction professionals agreed on the drivers and barriers of GBM adoption in the construction industry in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that there should be provision of financial incentive to encourage green building uptake with adequate planning and budgetary provision should be made prior to mobilization and execution of green building construction.

Keywords

green building; construction; construction industries; awareness and adoption

Cite this paper

Daniel, E., Jovita, E. C., Chigemezu, A. N. (2024), Strategies for Green Building Material Adoption in Construction Industries in Anambra State, IRESPUB Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences. Volume 3, Issue 1, May-Jun 2024, Page 1-11

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