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Assessment of barriers to the adoption of sustainable building materials (SBM) in the construction industry of a developing country

Emmanuel Chidiebere Eze, Onyinye Sofolahan and Olayinka Gideon Omoboye 2023. Assessment of barriers to the adoption of sustainable building materials (SBM) in the construction industry of a developing country. Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment. 3 (3), pp. 153-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/febe-07-2022-0029

TitleAssessment of barriers to the adoption of sustainable building materials (SBM) in the construction industry of a developing country
TypeJournal article
AuthorsEmmanuel Chidiebere Eze, Onyinye Sofolahan and Olayinka Gideon Omoboye
Abstract

Purpose
Sustainable/Green building materials (SBMs/GBMs) offer a wide range of benefits which cut across the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The incorporation of these materials in construction projects in most developing countries is still low owing to some factors. This study assessed the major barriers to the incorporation of SBMs in the delivery of construction projects in developing countries, with Nigeria as a case in point.

Design/methodology/approach
The well-structured quantitative questionnaire was used to gather data from the key players in the construction industry, using the snowball sampling method and electronic means of questionnaire administration. Frequencies, percentile, relative importance index, Kruskal–Wallis H test, Kendall's coefficient of concordance and exploratory factor analysis were used to analyse the gathered data.

Findings
The study revealed that the major constructs of barriers to SBM adoption in construction projects are: (1) resistance and information barriers (Eigenvalues = 5.237; % of V = 23.806), (2) regulation and funding of R&D (Eigenvalues = 2.741; % of V = 12.457), (3) cost and market barriers (Eigenvalues = 2.223; % of V = 10.105), (4) government incentive and suppliers' availability (Eigenvalues = 1.728; % of V = 7.852) and (5) GB experts and labour barriers (Eigenvalues = 1.307; % of V = 5.942).

Originality/value
This study assessed the view of construction experts in the five states of the south-eastern geo-political zone of Nigeria, particularly as regards the barriers to the incorporation of sustainable building materials in construction projects in the region.

JournalFrontiers in Engineering and Built Environment
Journal citation3 (3), pp. 153-166
ISSN2634-2499
2634-2502
Year2023
PublisherFrontiers
Publisher's version
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access Level
Open (open metadata and files)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1108/febe-07-2022-0029
Web address (URL)http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/febe-07-2022-0029
Publication dates
Published29 Aug 2023

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