Social Network Analysis of Factors Influencing Green Building Development in China

Ning Huang, Libiao Bai, Hailing Wang, Qiang Du, Long Shao and Jingtao Li
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Ning Huang: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Middle Section of South Second Ring Road, Xi’an 710064, China
Libiao Bai: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Middle Section of South Second Ring Road, Xi’an 710064, China
Hailing Wang: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Middle Section of South Second Ring Road, Xi’an 710064, China
Qiang Du: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Middle Section of South Second Ring Road, Xi’an 710064, China
Long Shao: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Middle Section of South Second Ring Road, Xi’an 710064, China
Jingtao Li: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Middle Section of South Second Ring Road, Xi’an 710064, China

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: Green buildings have been viewed as one of the most effective solutions to the negative environmental impacts of construction activities. For the sustainable development of the economy and the environment, many governments in the world have launched a variety of policies to encourage the development of green buildings. However, green targets achieved during the operational stage of green buildings are far below the expectations from the design stage. In addition, the development of green buildings is unevenly distributed in different cities. To help resolve these issues, this paper identifies 28 green building influencing factors from two perspectives, the life cycle and stakeholders. Then, a social network analysis is used to analyse their interactions and identify the critical factors. Our results show that government supervision, incremental cost, property management experience, and the awareness of environmental protection in green buildings are the critical influencing factors in promoting green building development. However, some factors related to contractors, designers and suppliers are not as important as perceived. Finally, some policy recommendations are proposed to promote green buildings in China.

Keywords: green buildings; influencing factor analysis; social network analysis; life cycle and stakeholders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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