9 research outputs found
Critical success criteria for retirement village public – private partnership housing
No full textPurpose: The demand for retirement villages globally has been increasing due to the rapid growth in the ageing population in recent years. To address the rising challenges in the retirement market, the public–private partnership (PPP) has become a feasible method to develop retirement villages. This paper aims to survey and examine the key success criteria (SC) for using the PPP approach in the retirement village sector. Design/methodology/approach: An empirical questionnaire survey was conducted with experts experienced in international PPP and retirement village. The analysis was conducted using one-way analysis of variance, mean score analysis, Kendall’s coefficient of concordance and factor analysis. Findings: Results indicate that out of the 16 recognized SC, the most significant ones are SC1: “Affordability”, SC11: “Reduced social isolation of residents” and SC14: “Improvement of emotional wellbeing of residents”. Furthermore, results from the factor analysis technique indicate that the 16 SC can be classified into five major factor groupings, and these include SCG1 – “Financial performance of project”; SCG2 – “Adherence to design and technical specifications”; SCG3 – “Adherence to local council/authority’s environmental health and socio-economic requirements”; SCG4 – “Social inclusion and risk management”; and SCG5 – “Advancement in emotional wellbeing and physical health of residents”. Originality/value: The study will sufficiently assist retirement village stakeholders, retirement village project participants and related government authorities of the best measures to put in place to maintain the sustainable development of the global retirement village market
Assessing the Effect of Pedagogical Transition on Classroom Design for Tertiary Education: Perspectives of Teachers and Students
No full textActive learning has been increasingly important in tertiary education in recent years due to its powerfully favourable impact on students’ learning attitudes and efficacy. Indeed, the way that a classroom is set up has a direct impact on how well students learn and how well teachers teach. The continuous evaluation of students’ learning performance is essential for guiding future classroom renovations and creating a cutting-edge learning environment for both students and teachers. The aims of this paper were to provide a better understanding of the latest development trend of learning mode preference in tertiary education and to investigate any underlying similarities and differences in the perceptions between teachers and students. To support both teaching and learning, an empirical questionnaire survey was conducted among teachers and students in Hong Kong to assess the effectiveness of various active learning techniques and passive learning techniques adopted in tertiary education. Opinion-based data were collected on the perceived benefits and disadvantages of both learning techniques as well as the importance of various classroom design features. To determine the significance of the variations in opinions between teachers and students on the survey responses, descriptive statistical analyses using the mean score and Mann–Whitney U-test were carried out. The results of the Mann–Whitney U-test on the advantages of traditional learning showed that the following variables significantly varied: ‘direct information from the teacher’; ‘timesaving (group discussion may waste time)’ and ‘allow more time for Q&A’. These advantages were generally rated higher from the viewpoint of students rather than teachers. However, no significant difference was established concerning the limitations of traditional learning. The findings of this study can help teachers and instructors to understand how different teaching and learning methods affect students’ ability to learn effectively, which can ultimately help institutional policymakers to determine the necessary essential requirements for orchestrating classroom designs to create more conducive teaching and learning environments. The findings also aim to inform policymakers and educational institutions on the impact of pedagogical change on the fundamental design requirements for a flexible classroom environment supportive of students’ active learning, especially in tertiary education
Critical success criteria for retirement village public-private partnership housing
No full textPurpose: The demand for retirement villages globally has been increasing due to the rapid growth in the ageing population in recent years. To address the rising challenges in the retirement market, the public–private partnership (PPP) has become a feasible method to develop retirement villages. This paper aims to survey and examine the key success criteria (SC) for using the PPP approach in the retirement village sector.
Design/methodology/approach: An empirical questionnaire survey was conducted with experts experienced in international PPP and retirement village. The analysis was conducted using one-way analysis of variance, mean score analysis, Kendall’s coefficient of concordance and factor analysis.
Findings: Results indicate that out of the 16 recognized SC, the most significant ones are SC1: “Affordability”, SC11: “Reduced social isolation of residents” and SC14: “Improvement of emotional wellbeing of residents”. Furthermore, results from the factor analysis technique indicate that the 16 SC can be classified into five major factor groupings, and these include SCG1 – “Financial performance of project”; SCG2 – “Adherence to design and technical specifications”; SCG3 – “Adherence to local council/authority’s environmental health and socio-economic requirements”; SCG4 – “Social inclusion and risk management”; and SCG5 – “Advancement in emotional wellbeing and physical health of residents”.
Originality/value: The study will sufficiently assist retirement village stakeholders, retirement village project participants and related government authorities of the best measures to put in place to maintain the sustainable development of the global retirement village market
Artificial intelligence in the AEC industry: Scientometric analysis and visualization of research activities
No full textPublic-private partnership for affordable housing delivery in Ghana : experience of the Ghana National Housing Project and policy implications
No full textThe rapid population growth and urbanization have resulted to the increase in demand for housing units in developing countries. Therefore, most governments have sorted to the application of the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. Like other developing countries, the Government of Ghana (GoG) has also attempted to implement the PPP policy for affordable housing with the high-profiled project; The Ghana National Housing Project (GNHP). However, this project failed, as it was not implemented. This paper aims to review the underlying challenges of implementing PPP policy for affordable housing delivery in Ghana by analysing the experience of the GNHP. From the case study analysis, a conceptual success model for implementing the PPP policy for affordable housing delivery in Ghana is proposed. The model consists of five categories of success factors; these are national policy on housing PPP, transparency and competition, capacity building, stakeholder engagement and the use of local labour and materials. The outputs of this study are considerably beneficial to policy makers and private housing developers. They inform practitioners on the investment strategies to adopt for future housing PPP projects in Ghana
Vivienda productiva como solución económica para la Isla de Providencia
No full textArtículo de InvestigaciónTradicionalmente la posibilidad de acceder a una vivienda propia se relaciona con la solvencia económica y el poder adquisitivo de una persona o familia; sin embargo, el acceso a una vivienda digna debe ir más allá del factor económico y estar relacionada con el bienestar social y sostenibilidad de las comunidades. La ausencia de viviendas con condiciones básicas y acorde a las necesidades de los hogares es un problema actual en muchos centros urbanos a nivel mundial, como es el caso de San Andrés, Colombia, donde el abandono del estado, falta de políticas públicas y los diferentes desastres naturales demuestran cada vez más la necesidad de la implementación de sistemas que permitan brindarle a la comunidad herramientas para superar la pobreza y asequibilidad a una vivienda sostenible. Este trabajo plantea el potencial de la vivienda productiva como una solución habitacional a la problemática que actualmente presenta la isla de Providencia, Colombia, a partir de reconocer el potencial y características que
presenta la zona de estudio, para darle una adecuada solución a la situación habitacional que presenta la isla, contemplando el potencial de vivienda ambiental y socialmente sostenibles.PregradoArquitecto1. Resumen
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Critical success factors in the implementation of sustainability strategies for building construction companies in Bogotá (Colombia)
No full textilustraciones, diagramasLa industria de la construcción es uno de los principales motores de la actual la crisis climática mundial, siendo urgente incorporar la sostenibilidad no solo en los proyectos de construcción sino en las mismas empresas que los realizan. En la ciudad de Bogotá, así como en otras ciudades de países en vías de desarrollo, es aún escasa y deficiente la implementación de estrategias de sostenibilidad desde el nivel corporativo en las empresas de construcción de edificaciones. Dado que diferentes factores externos e internos a estas empresas condicionan el éxito en su implementación, surgió el interés de evaluar los factores críticos de éxito en la implementación de estrategias de sostenibilidad en empresas de construcción de edificaciones en la ciudad de Bogotá. Esta investigación incorporó métodos mixtos siguiendo un diseño secuencial exploratorio de tipo [qual → QUAN] definido en tres etapas, tomando como referente la metodología propuesta por Farouk Kineber et al. (2022). Inicialmente, a partir de la revisión sistemática de literatura y el metaanálisis de información, fueron identificados los factores críticos de éxito (FCE) en la implementación de estrategias de sostenibilidad en empresas de construcción de edificaciones, encontrando un total de 51 FCE potenciales para el contexto de la ciudad de Bogotá. Posteriormente fueron clasificados, según las categorías para la implementación de estrategias en organizaciones del marco propuesto por Okumus (2003). En una segunda etapa, usando un cuestionario con escala de calificación Likert de 1 a 5 y una pregunta abierta que permitió obtener resultados cualitativos, fueron calificados los FCE para el contexto de la ciudad de Bogotá. Finalmente, en una tercera etapa fueron evaluados los FCE. Por una parte, haciendo uso de la puntuación media y el Índice de Importancia Relativa (RII) fueron priorizados los FCE para la ciudad de Bogotá, encontrando que el factor más importante fue la “Determinación de la alta dirección para implementar la estrategia de sostenibilidad”. Por otra parte, luego de implementar el modelo de ecuaciones estructurales PLS-SEM desde SmartPLS 4, tomando como referente el nomograma propuesto por Assefa Yegzaw & Imiru (2024), fueron determinados los FCE con mayor incidencia en el proceso de implementación de este tipo de estrategias, encontrando que el factor con mayor incidencia fue “El entrenamiento y la formación para preparar a los trabajadores de la empresa en todos los niveles de gestión antes y durante la implementación de la estrategia de sostenibilidad”. Finalmente, pudo evidenciarse que el modelo estructural formativo propuesto en este trabajo presentó alto nivel explicativo y predictivo, siendo útil para analizar datos de otras muestras. (Texto tomado de la fuente).The construction industry is one of the main drivers of the current global climate crisis, being urgent to incorporate sustainability not only in construction projects but also in the companies that carry them out. In the city of Bogotá, as well as in other cities in developing countries, the implementation of sustainability strategies from the corporate level in building construction companies is still scarce and deficient. Given that different external and internal factors to these companies condition the success in their implementation, the interest arose to evaluate the critical success factors in the implementation of sustainability strategies in building construction companies in the city of Bogotá. This research incorporated mixed methods following an exploratory sequential design of the [qual → QUAN] type defined in three stages taking as a reference the methodology proposed by Farouk Kineber et al. (2022). Initially, from the systematic review of literature and the meta-analysis of information, the critical success factors (CSFs) in the implementation of sustainability strategies in building construction companies were identified, finding a total of 51 potential CSFs for the context of the city of Bogotá. They were then classified according to the categories for the implementation of strategies in organizations of the framework proposed by Okumus (2003). In a second stage, using a questionnaire with a Likert rating scale from 1 to 5 and an open question that allowed qualitative results to be obtained, the CSFs were rated for the context of the city of Bogotá. Finally, in a third stage, the CSFs were evaluated. On the one hand, making use of the average score and the Relative Importance Index (RII), the CSFs were prioritized for the city of Bogotá, finding that the most important factor was the "Determination of senior management to implement the sustainability strategy". On the other hand, after implementing the PLS-SEM structural equation model from SmartPLS 4, taking as a reference the nomogram proposed by Assefa Yegzaw & Imiru (2024), the CSFs with the greatest incidence in the implementation process of this type of strategies were determined, finding that the factor with the highest incidence was "The training and education to prepare the company's workers at all levels of management before and during the implementation of the sustainability strategy". Finally, it was possible to show that the formative structural model proposed in this work presented a high level of explanatory and predictive power being useful for analyzing data from other samples.MaestríaMagíster en AdministraciónEstrategia y organizacione
Determination of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the integration of sustainability into management of building construction projects in Colombia
No full textLa Construcción Sostenible (CS) es una necesidad urgente en todo el mundo para lograr la descarbonización del planeta en los años venideros, por lo que las organizaciones que gestionan proyectos de construcción deben integrar las perspectivas de la sostenibilidad a sus procesos como mecanismo para asegurar edificaciones durables y resilientes al cambio climático. Bajo esta premisa y tomando en cuenta que la mayoría de las organizaciones del sector de construcción en Colombia carecen de metodologías robustas para la Gestión de Proyectos Sostenibles de Construcción (GPSC) y que existen disparidades en la dirección y gestión de los proyectos constructivos, además de situaciones políticas, sociales y económicas particulares en el país que dificultan la transición hacia una completa CS en Colombia, la presente investigación tiene como objetivo principal la determinación de los Factores Críticos de Éxito (FCE) para incorporar la sostenibilidad como una innovación en la gestión de proyectos de construcción de edificaciones en Colombia. Para lograr el objetivo propuesto se lleva a cabo un diseño exploratorio secuencial de tipo qual → QUAN (de cualitativo a cuantitativo) compuesto por 3 etapas. En un primer momento se desarrolla un metaanálisis de la literatura para identificar los FCE iniciales (71 FCE); posteriormente se adaptan los FCE iniciales al contexto colombiano y se clasifican en las etapas del modelo de implementación de innovaciones propuesto por Slaughter (2000) con el apoyo de 18 expertos en GPSC (45 FCE validados); luego, estos FCE se califican a través de un instrumento por 124 profesionales con experiencia en GPSC en el país. Finalmente, los datos obtenidos se modelan mediante la técnica Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), logrando como resultado que 18 FCE son los más importantes para la GPSC en Colombia, dentro de los que se destacan la transparencia, el conocimiento y la conciencia en la entrega de proyectos sostenibles de construcción, el trabajo de alta calidad, proceso de compras basado en los criterios de sostenibilidad, equipo de proyectos multidisciplinario y metodologías efectivas de resolución de problemas. De igual forma se verifica que el modelo de Slaughter (2000) es altamente predictivo, asociativo y explicativo para la GPSC en contextos emergentes como Colombia. (Texto tomado de la fuente)Sustainable Construction (SC) is an urgent matter worldwide to tackle the decarbonization of the planet, thus organizations that manage construction projects must integrate sustainable insights to their processes as a mechanism to ensure sustainable and climate change resilient buildings. Under this premise and considering that organizations in the construction sector in Colombia lack robust methodologies for project management and that there are discrepancies in the direction and management of construction projects, alongside particular political, social and economic affairs in the country that hinder the transition to a complete SC in Colombia, this research is intended to determine the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) to incorporate sustainability as an innovation in building construction project management practices in Colombia. In order to address this goal, a sequential exploratory design qual→ QUAN (from qualitative to quantitative) divided in 3 stages is perform: first a meta-analysis of the literature is developed to identify the initial CSFs (71 CSFs); then the initial CSFs are adapted to the Colombian context and classified into the stages of the innovation implementation model proposed by Slaughter (2000) supported by 18 experts in Sustainable Construction Project Management (SCPM) (45 validated FCEs); next, these FCEs are scored through a comprehensive survey held by 124 professionals with experience in SCPM in the country; finally, the data is processed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) technique leading to a result where 18 FCE are the most important for the SCPM in Colombia, among which the following factors are outlined: knowledge and awareness in the delivery of sustainable construction projects, high quality work, purchasing process based on sustainability criteria, multidisciplinary project team and effective problem solving methodologies. Furthermore, it is verified that the Slaughter (2000) model is highly predictive, associative, and explanatory for SCPM in emerging economies such as Colombia’s.MaestríaMagister en AdministraciónEstrategia y Organizacione
Barriers and drivers of sustainable construction in Colombia. a focus on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and from Organizational Strategies (OS)
No full textilustraciones, diagramasEsta investigación exploró el fenómeno de la construcción sostenible en Colombia desde un diseño de investigación cualitativo, con un enfoque en los conceptos Análisis de Ciclo de Vida (ACV) y Estrategias Organizacionales (EO). Con el objetivo de reconocer cómo se puede promover la construcción sostenible en Colombia, a través de la de identificación de barreras, impulsores, herramientas, estrategias y tendencias de la construcción sostenible, basados en la teoría y la experiencia de las partes interesadas del sector. Su desarrollo metodológico se dividió en tres fases, la primera se realizó por medio de una Revisión Sistemática de Literatura (RSL), la segunda fase se desarrolló a partir de una encuesta de percepción de los temas asociados con la construcción sostenible a las partes interesadas de la cadena de valor en Colombia y la tercera es un reporte final que integra los resultados de las dos primeras dos fases. Los resultados obtenidos reflejan un creciente interés por la integración de la sostenibilidad tanto en la literatura científica como en la percepción y comportamiento de las partes interesadas (Araújo, Pereira Carneiro, & Palha, 2020; Bocken, Short, Rana, & Evans, 2014; Zemigala, 2019). El estudio de las barreras e impulsores de la construcción sostenible permitió comprender los factores determinantes para la generación de estrategias para desarrollar mejores prácticas en la industria con miras al Triple Resultado Final (TRF) y los enfoques en ACV y EO permitieron ahondar en la gestión de la construcción sostenible desde la visión de la gestión ambiental y empresarial, evidenciando implicaciones teórico - prácticas para el sector (Elkington, 1994; Goel et al., 2019; Matar et al., 2008). Este estudio marca una pauta para el desarrollo de futuras investigaciones en este campo, así mismo los resultados acerca de las tendencias a nivel teórico y empírico pueden ser de utilidad para las partes interesadas del sector. (Texto tomado de la fuente).This research explored the phenomenon of sustainable construction in Colombia from a qualitative research design, with a focus on the concepts of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Organizational Strategies (OS). With the aim of recognizing how sustainable construction can be promoted in Colombia, through the identification of barriers, drivers, tools, strategies and trends of sustainable construction, based on the theory and experience of the stakeholders in the sector. Its methodological development was divided into three phases, the first was carried out through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), the second phase was developed from a perception survey of the issues associated with sustainable construction for the stakeholders of the value chain in Colombia and the third is a final report that integrates the results of the first two phases. The results obtained reflect a growing interest in the integration of sustainability both in the scientific literature and in the perception and behavior of interested parties (Araújo, Pereira Carneiro, & Palha, 2020; Bocken, Short, Rana, & Evans, 2014; Zemigala, 2019). The study of the barriers and drivers of sustainable construction allowed understanding the determining factors for the generation of strategies to develop best practices in the industry with a view to the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) and the approaches in LCA and OS allowed to delve into the management of sustainable construction from the vision of environmental and business management, showing theoretical and practical implications for the sector (Elkington, 1994; Goel et al., 2019; Matar et al., 2008).MaestríaMagíster en ConstrucciónConstrucción sostenibleArquitectura y Urbanism
