An Investigation of Factors Influencing Design Team Attributes in Green Buildings

Problem statement: Buildings contribute significantly global environm ental problems. Better design can minimize these impacts. Design Gr een Building (DGB) aims to reduce buildings' impact on the environment. However, the green design performance depends on design team attributes. In addition, the Governance System (GS) and Client Quality (CQ) as external factors have influence on Design Team Attributes (DTA) of green building. Approach: To identify mentioned factors questionnaire survey was conducted to collect dada required. A sample of 277 respondents has been covered under the study, including architects and e ngineers practicing design and consultancy building sectors. Analysis data includes descriptive and qua ntitative analysis by using SSPS software version 1 6 was carried out. A correlation and regression model s was established to explore the relationship between identified factors. Results: Architect is most involved one during the design p rocess of green buildings with mean 4.82 followed by mechanical and electrical engineers with mean 4.52 and 4.44 respectively, while structural and civil engineers, interior designers and quantity survivors were 3.7 1, 3.29 and 2.88 respectively. The most design team at tributes were investigated have a significance degree of influence except design team reputation. On the other hand, the other hand, the Governance system and client quality have major influence on t hese attributes. Conclusion: Involvement and participation of all project stakeholders are requi red. Design team attributes are the key factors to improve green design performance. Governance system and client quality play major role to enhance design team attributes. Therefore, effective regula tions and policies may increase performance of the green Effective design team management device should be applied to implement Design team attributes effectively in order to improve green de sign team performance.

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