TY - CHAP
T1 - Unpacking Factors Behind Green Wall Adoption in Sustainable Buildings
AU - Rauniyar, Abishek
AU - Singh, Atul Kumar
AU - Unluer, Cise
AU - Abadi, Mohamed
AU - Banihashemi, Saeed
AU - Mohandes, Saeed Reza
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study investigates the critical factors influencing the adoption of green walls within the construction sector. With a growing emphasis on sustainable building practices, understanding the factors that shape the adoption of innovative solutions like green walls is crucial. A notable research gap exists in identifying and assessing the critical factors influencing green wall adoption. To address this gap, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify and evaluate the main 12 critical factors. To gauge the perceived importance of these factors, a quantitative survey was administered to 163 industry professionals with diverse roles in green wall projects in Hong Kong. The study unveiled insights into the relationships and groupings among critical factors using inferential statistical analyses and an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The findings emphasise the multi-dimensional nature of green wall adoption decisions. From the EFA results, five components for the classification of identified factors were obtained, including “installation challenges”, “economic and adoption”, “economic and cost guidelines”, “structural and environmental”, and “fungal and pest infestation”. Of all the factors grouped in these clusters, “Maintenance Expenses” emerged as the most critical one. This research contributes to guiding decision-makers, practitioners, and policymakers in navigating the complexities of green wall adoption and the advancement of sustainable building practices.
AB - This study investigates the critical factors influencing the adoption of green walls within the construction sector. With a growing emphasis on sustainable building practices, understanding the factors that shape the adoption of innovative solutions like green walls is crucial. A notable research gap exists in identifying and assessing the critical factors influencing green wall adoption. To address this gap, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify and evaluate the main 12 critical factors. To gauge the perceived importance of these factors, a quantitative survey was administered to 163 industry professionals with diverse roles in green wall projects in Hong Kong. The study unveiled insights into the relationships and groupings among critical factors using inferential statistical analyses and an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The findings emphasise the multi-dimensional nature of green wall adoption decisions. From the EFA results, five components for the classification of identified factors were obtained, including “installation challenges”, “economic and adoption”, “economic and cost guidelines”, “structural and environmental”, and “fungal and pest infestation”. Of all the factors grouped in these clusters, “Maintenance Expenses” emerged as the most critical one. This research contributes to guiding decision-makers, practitioners, and policymakers in navigating the complexities of green wall adoption and the advancement of sustainable building practices.
KW - Critical factors
KW - Exploratory factor analysis
KW - Green walls
KW - Sustainable urban development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85201287925&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-58086-4_15
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-58086-4_15
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85201287925
SN - 9783031580857
T3 - Lecture Notes in Energy
SP - 315
EP - 334
BT - Key Themes in Energy Management
A2 - Yunusa-Kaltungo, Akilu
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
ER -