Key barriers to green building implementation in South Africa

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dc.article.start-page1125
dc.contributor.authorMompati, Lerato
dc.contributor.authorMandlate, Mike
dc.contributor.authorKabini, Karabo
dc.contributor.authorNomvalo, Usiphe
dc.contributor.editorLaryea, Samuel
dc.contributor.editorLi, Baizhan
dc.contributor.editorEssah, Emmanuel Adu
dc.contributor.editorMensah, Sarfo
dc.contributor.editorLiu, Hong
dc.contributor.editorYao, Runming
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-06T18:32:59Z
dc.date.available2024-10-06T18:32:59Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.descriptionThis paper was presented at the Proceedings of the WABER SuDBE 2024 Conference, 30th – 31st July 2024, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
dc.description.abstractDue to climate change, South Africa is faced with economic and health challenges. Adopting green building technologies reduces the amount of energy usage, however the implementation of green building in South Africa has been slow. This research aimed to identify the barriers on the implementation of green building and the methods that can be adopted to enhance the growth of green building in South Africa. A qualitative research method was be adopted. The open-ended interviews were conducted with built environment professionals. The main barriers of green building implementation are: initial high cost, lack of awareness, lack of incentives, and resistance to change. Recommendations to enhance the growth of green building practices in South Africa include: updating building codes, expanding training programs, fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors, offering financial incentives, promoting the re-purposing of existing structures, and using performance-based contracts. The paper has highlighted the key barriers of green building implementation in South Africa and developed a database of the relevant studies which can further guide future researchers, stakeholders and policymakers in this area.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.identifier0000-0003-3741-3987
dc.identifier.citationMompati, et al. (2024). Key barriers to green building implementation in South Africa In: Laryea, S. et al. (Eds) Proceedings of the WABER SuDBE Conference, 30 to 31 July 2024, Johannesburg, South Africa 1125-1135.
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-7961-6032-4
dc.identifier.issn978-0-7961-6032-4 (e-book)
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8843-9194
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5590-0503
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3581-7291
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/41382
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.publisherWABER SuDBE Conference 2024
dc.rights©2024 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
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dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights.holderWABER SuDBE Conference 2024
dc.schoolSchool of Construction Economics and Management
dc.subjectGreen building
dc.subjectQualitative research
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subject.otherSDG-13: Climate action
dc.titleKey barriers to green building implementation in South Africa
dc.typeConference Proceedings
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