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Driving construction contractors to adopt carbon reduction strategies - an Australian approach

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  • Peter S. P. Wong
  • Adam Owczarek
  • Matthew Murison
  • Zennan Kefalianos
  • Joseph Spinozzi

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This paper reports a study that examines the effect of some key drivers on the construction contractors' adoption of carbon reduction strategies. An industry survey was conducted in Victoria, Australia, for data collection. Interviews with industry experts were conducted to validate the survey findings. The results indicate that most carbon reduction strategies are not being adopted in construction projects. Such findings are in line with scholars' comments on the construction contractors as being apathetic to reduce carbon emissions. The findings further suggested levies on carbon emissions, rewarding schemes and training and education as the effective drivers of carbon reduction. This study contributes to a deeper understanding about driving contractors' behavioural change to achieve carbon reduction. This provides valuable insights into devising pragmatic measures to reduce carbon emissions in projects.

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  • Peter S. P. Wong & Adam Owczarek & Matthew Murison & Zennan Kefalianos & Joseph Spinozzi, 2014. "Driving construction contractors to adopt carbon reduction strategies - an Australian approach," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(10), pages 1465-1483, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:57:y:2014:i:10:p:1465-1483
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.811402
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    1. Anna Życzyńska & Dariusz Majerek & Zbigniew Suchorab & Agnieszka Żelazna & Václav Kočí & Robert Černý, 2021. "Improving the Energy Performance of Public Buildings Equipped with Individual Gas Boilers Due to Thermal Retrofitting," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-19, March.
    2. Huang, Lizhen & Krigsvoll, Guri & Johansen, Fred & Liu, Yongping & Zhang, Xiaoling, 2018. "Carbon emission of global construction sector," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P2), pages 1906-1916.

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