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February 3, 2025International Journal of Construction Education and ResearchOpen Access

Towards the Delivery of Environmentally Sustainable Buildings in Ghana: Drivers of Capacity Building

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AAAba Essanowa AffulKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyJAJoshua AyarkwaKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGAGodwin AcquahKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Implication

Interview study reveals critical capacity building drivers for sustainable building delivery among designers, indicating market demand and training avenues accelerate adoption.

Key Points

  • To identify and prioritize the key drivers of capacity building for environmentally sustainable building project delivery among design professionals.
  • Conducted semi-structured interviews with 38 building designers in Ghana, including architects, project managers, quantity surveyors, structural engineers, and services engineers.
  • Identified 12 drivers of capacity building and applied Pareto analysis to prioritize critical factors within a systemic framework.
  • Identified 12 distinct drivers influencing capacity building for sustainable construction projects.
  • Pareto analysis isolated five critical drivers: project demand, sustainability awareness, training availability, competitive advantage, and branding.

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Afful et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a776d9d137c7dcc81bdd271https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2025.2457322
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