@inproceedings{d98f693a3a604a29a6d3de2f530e5090,
title = "Motivations for Green building development in Vietnam",
abstract = "The Vietnamese construction market has witnessed slow green building development to date. The motivations for enhancing green building practices that lead to increased green building development (IND1-IND9) are generic and not yet verified in the Vietnamese context. Therefore, the extent to which these motivations apply to the Vietnamese construction industry is currently unknown how. This study responds by surveying the opinions of 166 construction professionals covering the education, public and industry sectors in Vietnam. The findings reveal that all IND1-IND9 are very influential, with mean scores >3.77 out of a maximum possible 5.00. Of these, monetary benefits are the most influential, followed by societal gratification and improved human well-being, while the least influential is government regulation. Furthermore, financial incentives and economic benefits are the most influential motivators of construction professionals in each of the education, public and industry sectors. It is concluded that motivation is very important for encouraging green building development among construction professionals in Vietnam and that the government needs to focus more on providing financial and/or economic incentives as a means of increasing green building development in the country.",
author = "Nguyen, {Hong Trang} and Olanipekun, {Ayokunle Olubunmi} and Martin Skitmore and Tanya Tyvimaa",
note = "Funding Information: This study is based on Olubunmi et al.[5], which identifies the incentives provided by the government, and those not related to the government, that can serve as motivation for enhancing GB practices in the construction industry. As highlighted in Table 3, the first is financial incentives (IND1), which increase the financial gains for project owners in the form of tax reduction and relief, preferential loans, special funds and grants, rebates and subsidies[5,18]. This incentive compensates for the high costs of sustainable building measures involved in GB projects[19]. Similarly, the second is monetary or economically beneficial, such as relief from the compulsory fees for building development (IND2). The third is government regulations, often in the form of construction codes to enforce GB development (IND3). The fourth is administrative assistance (IND4) offered by the government to ease the administration and technical appraisal process associated with GB development proposals[18, 20]. The fifth is improvements to healthy and comfortable living in GB projects due to environmentally sustainable features (IND5). The sixth is the very high open market appeal of GB projects (IND6), which translates to high demand, rental values and profits [21]. The seventh is the enhanced reputation from the ownership and/or use of GB projects (IND7). The eighth is value based, in the form of altruistic beliefs that unsustainable practices and emphasis on short terms benefits worsen general human life and the environment (IND8). The last is the inspiration and/or persuasion to adopt sustainable practices and behaviours derived from leaders in top positions or highly reputable advocates of GB development (IND9). The motivations for delivering GB projects are summarised in Table 3. Funding Information: The study was supported by Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Engineering, Vietnam. The authors would like to express their gratitude to USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program and Mientrung University of Civil Engineering and all the survey participants for their great support in data collection. The authors would like to also thank the reviewer for providing in-depth comments and invaluable contributions. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2017.All right reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2017, CRIOCM ; Conference date: 20-11-2017 Through 23-11-2017",
year = "2019",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2017",
publisher = "CRIOCM 2017 Organising Committee",
pages = "459--466",
editor = "Zou, {Patrick X.W.} and Jay Sanjayan and Morshed Alam and Xiaoxiao Xu",
booktitle = "Proceedings of 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2017",
}