Contractors’ Perspective on the Maturity Level of Green Building Practises in Sarawak Construction Industry

Abstract

Globalization with rapid construction activities resulted in releasing carbon emissions that reaching to an alarming rate. Such high emission alerted different stakeholders to look into sustainable practices and green building is one of the initiatives. Malaysian government have been promoting green building practices with the support from Construction Industry Development Board and Green Building Council for green rating tools. Despite the efforts from various parties, the maturity level of green practices in Malaysia is still not high comparing to the developed countries. This study aims to investigate the maturity level of green building practices and factors influencing such practices in the Sarawak construction industry from contractors’ perspective. Semi-structured interviews with six contractors that are ever involved with green building projects were conducted. Content analysis were employed to analyse the collected data. The findings revealed that the interviewees aware on the existence and benefits of green building practices but not taking initiatives to involve. Hence, the results indicated that the maturity level of green building practices in Sarawak construction industry is still at the low level. The results showed that the key factors that affecting the maturity level are cost and awareness. This study could serve as a basis and provide greater insights into the adoption of green building practices in the Sarawak construction industry.