REVOLUTIONS OF CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS TOWARDS GREEN BUILDING PRJECTS

  • Po-Han Chen (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University) ;
  • Yuan-Yuan Li (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University)
  • Published : 2009.05.27

Abstract

In recent years, the demand for green buildings is growing fast due to legislative and social pressures. Construction organizations, which play an important role in promoting building industry growth, are facing with challenges on how to adapt themselves to enhance sustainability of the buildings. In this paper, the green value chain and system frameworks, an extend application of Porter's value chain and system models, are introduced. Based on deep analysis of the green value chain and system frameworks, a revolution model for construction organizations towards green building is created. Management factors critical for a successful green building project, at the firm and project organization level, are extracted. Furthermore, external critical relationships are also identified. Fully understanding of these management factors and the model can help and enable practitioner to know what new capabilities should be deployed and developed in the long run for maximizing sustainability.

Keywords