Understanding the gap between green building practice and legislation requirements in South Africa

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-96

  Windapo, Abimbola Olukemi ^a   Goulding, Jack Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Construction; Environmental management; Green; Legislation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATTITUDE; BUILDING LEGISLATION; BUILDING PRACTICES; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; GREEN; GREEN BUILDINGS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; PROJECT EXECUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTRUCTIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84929379171     PISSN: 20466099     EISSN: 20466102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/SASBE-01-2014-0002     Document Type: Article

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