Environmental Management Strategy

Mean Score

Standard Deviation

Rank

1) Clients should consider environmental track records when selecting consultants and contractors

3.97

0.216

1st

2) Consultants/designers should consider environmentally friendly materials in their design

3.95

0.143

2nd

3) Waste generated from construction activities should be recycled into other construction materials

3.94

0.254

3rd

4) Government should lead the campaign by ensuring all government funded construction projects are environmentally friendly

3.92

0.165

4th

5) Education and awareness raising are critical in promoting environmentally sustainable construction

3.91

0.432

5th

6) Clients should consider environmental protection as a project objective in all projects in addition to the traditional objectives i.e. Cost, time, quality etc.

3.89

0.465

6th

7) Contractors/builders should minimize waste during construction works

3.87

0.324

7th

8) Government should come up with special legislations, codes or standards relating to environmentally sustainable construction practices

3.86

0.365

8th

9) Manufacturers should create new designs which facilitate material recycling

3.85

0.536

9th

10) All stakeholders in the construction industry should cooperate for an environmentally sustainable construction industry

3.83

0.477

10th

11) Clients should set up environmental policy for every project

3.76

0.635

11th

12) Builders/Contractors should use environmentally friendly construction methods on site

3.75

0.543

12th

13) Suppliers must ensure materials supplied are produced through environmentally friendly means

3.73

0.645

13th

14) Stakeholders such as clients, contractors, consultants, government, suppliers/manufacturers all have a key role to play collectively to achieve sustainable construction

3.72

0.485

14th

15) The final product of construction must be energy efficient and environmentally friendly in its operation.

3.66

0.691

15th

16) Designers should show environmental consciousness in their design

3.58

0.768

16th

17) There is the need to improve land use by controlling the rate of conversion of agric lands to support human settlements and urbanization

3.52

0.788

17th

18) Environmental impact assessment should be integrated into the building permit process

3.49

1.104

18th

19) The national building regulations must be reviewed to include some environmental regulations

3.45

0.985

19th

20) The environmental protection act should be reviewed to compel Environmental impact assessment to be carried out for all construction projects

3.43

1.032

20th