Overcoming Barriers to Green Business Models in the UK Construction Industry
| dc.cclicence | CC-BY-NC | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Abuzeinab, Amal | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Arif, Mohammed | en |
| dc.date.acceptance | 2015-10-01 | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-17T15:17:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-10-17T15:17:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description | PhD study | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The environmental potential for green business models is considerable if current barriers can be identified and ways of overcoming them developed. Barriers to green business models are investigated by conducting a qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews are carried with a selected 19 UK construction industry experts from both academia and practices and results are obtained by applying thematic analysis. Five major categories of barriers are emerged from the analysis: government constraints; financial constraints; industry constraints; company constraints; and lack of demand. The results show that the barriers are both internal and external to construction companies. Financial institutions are expected to play a major role on the future of green business models by investing in performance-oriented models and allowing access to finance for construction companies that perform better in environmental terms. Finally, a collective effort is needed from governments, financial institutions, construction industry leaders, client groups, community, and individuals to combat these barriers and to increase green business models uptake. | en |
| dc.explorer.multimedia | No | en |
| dc.funder | EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Abuzeinab, A. and Arif, M. (2015) Overcoming Barriers to Green Business Models in the UK Construction Industry. Fourth International Conference on Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development, Lisbon, Portugal | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2086/12694 | |
| dc.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
| dc.projectid | N/A | en |
| dc.researchgroup | Architecture Research Group | en |
| dc.researchinstitute | Institute of Architecture | en |
| dc.subject | Barriers | en |
| dc.subject | collective approach | en |
| dc.subject | construction industry | en |
| dc.subject | green business models | en |
| dc.subject | UK | en |
| dc.title | Overcoming Barriers to Green Business Models in the UK Construction Industry | en |
| dc.type | Conference | en |