Green certified shopping malls undertaken by foreign contractors in Russia: A comparative qualitative study
Özet
In recent years, environmental issues have become one of the main concerns of the construction sector. Greenbuildings are recognized as an important step towards these issues by construction professionals. However,this situation creates new challenges for companies providing contracting services in foreign countries.Today, designing and constructing projects that comply with the requirements of green building certificationsystems increase the prestige and profit of both the project owner and the contractor. In this study, the greenbuilding certification process of two shopping mall projects, which were certified with the Ecostandard greencertification system in the Moscow city held by foreign contractors, is investigated. A comparativequalitative case study methodology has been employed to gain a better understanding of the critical successfactors of the certification process. A novel SWOT analysis framework is used to comprehensivelyunderstand the differences between these two shopping mall projects. The lack of systems for ecologicalmanagement, outdoor lighting and minimize light pollution, renewable energy sources, material and wastemanagement have been found as the major weaknesses of these projects. On the other hand, architecturalplanning and design solutions, site selection, infrastructure, and landscaping have been found as strengths.Also, semi-structured interviews were conducted to put forward opportunities and threats. The outcomes ofthis study are expected to guide construction professionals in the new construction certification process ofmall projects. Moreover, the proposed outcomes can be employed to investigate residential or commercialbuildings with green certification built by foreign contractors in the future.
Kaynak
Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online)Cilt
2Sayı
2Bağlantı
https://doi.org/10.31462/jcemi.2019.02067081https://app.trdizin.gov.tr/makale/TXpNMU16azVPUT09
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14002/744