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ABSTRACT
There is a need to shift towards green practices due
to the adverse impact of the construction activities on
the natural environment. Green construction is
expected to be implemented in every construction
project and Malaysia is developing a national pathway
towards sustainable development. Literature has
been acknowledged procurement as a strategic tool
to integrate the green practices as a collaborative
effort in the project delivery. However, the current
procurement practices do not favour green practices.
Literature has identified challenges such as cost
increased, lack of persuasion to improve green
performance, low level of knowledge and
commitment which calling for a new approach in the
procurement delivery. Thus, this project has proposed
a procurement strategy to guide the project
stakeholder to procure a building project. The green
procurement (Go-GP) guideline’s checklist was
established based the proposed Go-GP model, that
was developed based on the literature findings, the
preliminary interview and validated using SEM
analysis. The Go-GP guideline’s checklist consists of
clear measurement on the green project’s
performance. The guideline helps to determine how
well green progress has done and what improvements
are needed to be made along the way. Overall, this
research demonstrates that green procurement will
help to improve projects’ green performance in term
of environmental aspects and social aspects. The
proposed guideline provides suggestion of improved
process for the green-oriented procurement. The
implication of this final green procurement model and
the guideline is beneficial to be used by the
construction industry practitioners and policy makers
to plan a strategy to procure a building project which
incorporates green-oriented practices. Since research
in this area is very limited, an overview of green
procurement practices can potentially create
awareness and enhance knowledge among
practitioners.
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