Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Sino-Australia Joint Research Centre in BIM and Smart Construction, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 28;16(17):3140. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173140.
With the rapid development of the economy, people are paying more and more attention to the environmental problems. In this circumstance, the concept of a circular economy is proposed for making efficient use of resources and minimizing the production of waste and other emissions. Each year, the construction sector consumes a vast volume of resources and makes impacts on the environment. To align with the development of the circular economy, the concept of green building is proposed. In China, though the concept of green building has been promoted for decades, the development status is far from optimistic. Thus, this paper aims to investigate the barriers that hinder green building development (GBD) in China. Through a systematic review and semi-structured interviews with experienced industrial practitioners, 24 potential barriers of GBD in China were identified. A questionnaire survey was then conducted for data collection. After descriptive and inferential statistical analyses, a partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was established to investigate the impacts of different barriers on GBD. Results showed that the lack of policy and industry guidance, the immature market environment, and the lack of environmental awareness are the most important GBD barriers in China. This research can assist stakeholders in better understanding the status of GBD in China and enable decision-makers to formulate appropriate strategies to promote green building.
随着经济的快速发展，人们越来越关注环境问题。在这种情况下，提出了循环经济的概念，以实现资源的高效利用，最大限度地减少废物和其他排放物的产生。每年，建筑行业都消耗大量的资源，并对环境造成影响。为了顺应循环经济的发展，提出了绿色建筑的概念。在中国，虽然绿色建筑的概念已经推广了几十年，但发展状况远不理想。因此，本文旨在探讨阻碍中国绿色建筑发展的障碍。通过对有经验的行业从业者进行系统回顾和半结构化访谈，确定了中国绿色建筑发展的 24 个潜在障碍。然后进行了问卷调查以收集数据。经过描述性和推断性统计分析，建立了偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）来研究不同障碍对绿色建筑发展的影响。结果表明，政策和行业指导的缺乏、不成熟的市场环境以及缺乏环境意识是中国绿色建筑发展的最重要障碍。本研究可以帮助利益相关者更好地了解中国绿色建筑发展的现状，并使决策者能够制定适当的策略来促进绿色建筑。
