Impact of sustainable factors on construction projects in The United Arab Emirates

• Main Author: Amansoori, Saqer Saif Mohamed Hamdan
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2024
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/29474/; https://plh.utem.edu.my/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=124660

The construction industry is the largest industrial employer in the world with 111 million employees worldwide. The importance of sustainability in competitive advantage is the fact that the advantage over other firms can be sustained over time. Firms that can sustain their competitive advantage are able to outperform others over time. Although many construction firms throughout the world have successfully embedded sustainability, there is little information on how UAE construction organizations are embedding sustainability strategies for competitive advantage. Therefore, there is a need to identify the factors influencing sustainability of construction projects in the UAE as well as assess the extent to which these factors affect sustainability of construction projects. Furthermore, there is a need to determine the impact of sustainability factors and how these problems of sustainability of construction projects can be addressed. More evidently, there is a need for the systematic analysis of the reasons that influence the sustainability of construction projects and subsequently develop a clear understanding among constructions industries professionals. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the impact of sustainable factors in construction projects in the United Arab Emirates. The research used a quantitative research design to administer survey questionnaires to owners, consultants and contractors in UAE construction projects. A multi-staged purposeful random sampling strategy was used to administer questionnaires to a total of 450 construction projects. A total of 309 questionnaires were collected of which 290 responses were found valid and were finally used in the analyses. The quantitative data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Analysis of Moment Structures Equation Modelling (AMOS-SEM) model were also employed. The research findings strengthen the understanding that the contractors should monitor the quality of activities continuously and set the required quality system in the different activities of the project so as to avoid any mistakes that may lead to rework of activities, and delay in time completion. The technical staff will be more effective if it is involved in a sufficient numbers of engineers, technicians, and foremen. This is essential in order to enjoy the benefits of the division of labour when responsibilities are shared amongst a large number of labours. The findings from the IIFs model indicate that the variables studied had a significant effect on construction sustainability projects and were supported. The implication of this research is that if the model is tenaciously implemented, it is believed to be capable of enhancing construction project sustainability. The identified causative factors can be studied on the risk aspect for formulating a risk assessment tool that can help the construction projects. This can be done by identifying the probability of occurrence for each factor and the severity of the impact of each factor on project failure.