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Economic sustainability of green building practices in least developed countries

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dc.contributor.author Kalua, Amos
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-22T13:12:10Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-22T13:12:10Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Kalua, A. (2015). Economic sustainability of green building practices in least developed countries. Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology, 6(5), 71-79. https://academicjournals.org/journal/JCECT/article-full-text/25DB01753581 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://academicjournals.org/journal/JCECT/article-full-text/25DB01753581
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mzuni.ac.mw/handle/123456789/377
dc.description.abstract Green Building Practices (GBPs) are gradually receiving worldwide recognition and uptake. It is argued that facilities built according to the GBPs, called green buildings are not only environmentally friendly, but also, economically more productive than other comparable ordinary ones. In the latter regard thus, green buildings’ periodical rental premiums, finished property values and energy efficiencies, amongst others, are higher. Much as these studies fare well in portraying GBPs as being environmentally sustainable, very little research has been undertaken to ascertain their economic sustainability especially in the context of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). This paper explores the latter, going through the perspectives of public awareness and access to construction finance, political will, construction industry sizes to green building materials’ sources and argues that GBPs may not be economically sustainable in the LDCs. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Academic journals en_US
dc.title Economic sustainability of green building practices in least developed countries en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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