Green Construction Education: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Future Directions

Qimin Lu; Xiancun Hu; Aifang Wei; Wei Yang

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_32

Green Construction Education: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Future Directions

Qimin Lu, Xiancun Hu, Aifang Wei, Wei Yang

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This paper conducts a comprehensive review of existing research on green construction education, aiming to identify its future directions and then promote environmental sustain-ability in construction. Using bibliometric analysis and VOSviewer, this study examines 172 articles published between 2003 and 2023 in green construction education. The publication distribution, research themes, keyword trends, and future directions are provided. The find-ings indicate that while green construction education has been increasingly recognized and studied as a vital aspect of sustainable development, there are still significant gaps and op-portunities for further exploration. The critical areas for future research are identified, in-cluding the integration of green construction principles into existing curricula, education for industry professionals, and the adoption of an application-driven and life-cycle approach to promoting green construction education. This study underlines the necessity of green construction education in fostering a more sustainable construction industry and highlights potential pathways to enriching this rapidly. This is the first research to comprehensively review publications in green construction education, and the future directions for studying in this field are developed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Creating Capacity and Capability
Subtitle of host publication	Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry
Editors	Monty Sutrisna, Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar, Regan Potangaroa, Chinthaka Atapattu, Don Amila, Sajeevan Samarasinghe
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	32
Pages	399-412
Number of pages	14
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819611812
ISBN (Print)	9789819611805
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_32
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2023: Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 26 Nov 2023 → 28 Nov 2023 https://www.aubea.org/aubea2023

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Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Publisher	Springer
Volume	562
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2023
Abbreviated title	AUBEA 2023
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	26/11/23 → 28/11/23
Internet address	https://www.aubea.org/aubea2023

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Lu, Q., Hu, X., Wei, A., & Yang, W. (2025). Green Construction Education: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Future Directions. In M. Sutrisna, M. B. Jelodar, R. Potangaroa, C. Atapattu, D. Amila, & S. Samarasinghe (Eds.), Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry (Vol. 1, pp. 399-412). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 562). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_32

Lu, Qimin ; Hu, Xiancun ; Wei, Aifang et al. / Green Construction Education : A Comprehensive Literature Review and Future Directions. Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry. editor / Monty Sutrisna ; Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar ; Regan Potangaroa ; Chinthaka Atapattu ; Don Amila ; Sajeevan Samarasinghe. Vol. 1 Singapore : Springer, 2025. pp. 399-412 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Lu, Q, Hu, X , Wei, A & Yang, W 2025, Green Construction Education: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Future Directions. in M Sutrisna, MB Jelodar, R Potangaroa, C Atapattu, D Amila & S Samarasinghe (eds), Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry. vol. 1, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 562, Springer, Singapore, pp. 399-412, 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2023, Auckland, New Zealand, 26/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_32

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Lu Q, Hu X , Wei A, Yang W. Green Construction Education: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Future Directions. In Sutrisna M, Jelodar MB, Potangaroa R, Atapattu C, Amila D, Samarasinghe S, editors, Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry. Vol. 1. Singapore: Springer. 2025. p. 399-412. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_32

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