Authors | Arogundade, S, Dulaimi, M, Ajayi, S, Saka, A., Ilori, O and Lewis, J |
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Abstract | The decarbonisation of built environment projects is becoming increasingly significant in realising net zero goals in many countries. Even though construction contractors responsible for bringing design to fruition have been touted to be slow in adopting strategies that can facilitate this ambition. Therefore, it is vital to understand the drivers that could motivate these stakeholders to decarbonise the carbon footprint within their control. While equally investigating the geographical spread and temporal distribution of studies that have contributed to this development. In achieving this, a systematic review of the literature approach was adopted and identified studies were examined through content analysis. The result of the analysis yielded thirteen drivers from 20 eligible studies. Also, studies on the drivers of carbon reduction began to appear in literature in 2008 and overall, the UK, USA and Australia tend to dominate this research area. These findings suggest that there seems to be sparse research conducted in this knowledge area and more studies are required across the globe if the world is to mitigate the effect of climate change and attain its net zero ambition. Lastly, the outcome of this study might be beneficial for construction stakeholders and policymakers in developing strategies to support research and practice to decarbonise the built environment. |
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