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Economic Challenges Facing the Adoption of Sustainable Construction Delivery in The South Africa Construction Industry

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Sustainable construction is a channel for the actualization of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The triple bottom line of sustainable development rest in the shoulders of the economic, environmental, and socio-cultural aspect. This research project determines the economic challenges facing the adoption of sustainable construction delivery in the south Africa construction industry (SACI). The study adopted a quantitative research methodology with the data gathered from the respondents with the SACI. The findings revealed the economic challenges facing the adoption of sustainable construction delivery in SACI to be misconception of land value for redevelopment, lack of reasonable consulting fees, lack of reasonable supply and demand, waste disposal cost, misconception of installation costs and lack of private and public investment. These were seen as the economic challenges facing the adoption of sustainable construction delivery in SACI. Sustainable infrastructural development has not been given adequate attention. Therefore, it is imperative to consider the three pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic and social) to achieve a well robust construction delivery. If the central government can give more credence to SDGs, it helps stabilize and put the society in a robust economic growth and social inclusion. This study will contribute greatly to the knowledge of construction project delivery, sustainable infrastructure development, for a robust economic and social development.

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Ayorinde, E.O., Ntebo, N., Mathe, K. (2021). Economic Challenges Facing the Adoption of Sustainable Construction Delivery in The South Africa Construction Industry. In: Kantola, J.I., Nazir, S., Salminen, V. (eds) Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 267. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80876-1_34

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