Green and Sustainable Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review of the Contractor’s Green Construction Capability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Boundaries
3. Methodology
3.1. Question Formulation
3.2. Inclusion Criteria
3.3. Search Strategy
3.4. Exclusion Criteria
3.5. Relevant Literature Selection
3.6. Literature Supplementation
- (1)
- Literature supplementation based on references
- (2)
- Literature supplementation based on expert opinion
3.7. Literature Search Summary
4. Descriptive Review of the Literature
4.1. Publication Growth Trends
4.2. Top Research Outlets
4.3. Scientific Collaboration Networks
4.4. Influential Research Highlight
5. Thematic Analysis of the Literature
5.1. Research Cluster 1: What Affects the Implementation of CGCC?
5.1.1. Barriers of CGCC Implementation
5.1.2. Challenges of CGCC Implementation
5.1.3. Drivers of CGCC Implementation
- (1)
- Government dimension
- (2)
- Stakeholder dimension
- (3)
- Company leadership dimension
- (4)
- Company staff dimension
- (5)
- Construction team dimension
5.2. Research Cluster 2: What Is the Performance of CGCC?
5.2.1. Environmental Benefits
5.2.2. Social Benefits
5.2.3. Economic Benefits
5.3. Research Cluster 3: What Is the Profound Impact of CGCC?
5.4. Research Cluster 4: How Does CGCC Promote Green Building?
5.5. Research Cluster 5: What Is the Relationship between CGCC and Sustainability?
6. Summary of Review Findings
7. Theoretical and Practical Contributions
8. Limitations and Further Research Directions
8.1. Limitations
8.2. Further Research Directions
9. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Field | Numbers of Papers | Numbers of Journals |
---|---|---|
Environment & sustainability | 38 | 17 |
Construction management | 26 | 16 |
Engineering management | 3 | 3 |
Financial management | 1 | 1 |
Technology management | 1 | 1 |
Law and political | 2 | 1 |
General management | 1 | 1 |
Energy management | 1 | 1 |
Corporate social responsibility | 1 | 1 |
Country/Region | ND | TC | TLS | AC | AY | NC | ANC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mainland China | 24 | 554 | 2327 | 23.08 | 2018 | 22.8206 | 0.9509 |
Malaysia | 10 | 47 | 460 | 4.70 | 2019 | 6.3429 | 0.6343 |
United States | 10 | 609 | 391 | 60.90 | 2012 | 9.4574 | 0.9457 |
Australia | 8 | 87 | 1217 | 10.88 | 2019 | 7.8069 | 0.9759 |
Hong Kong, China | 7 | 597 | 1310 | 85.29 | 2013 | 7.6888 | 1.0984 |
Singapore | 5 | 167 | 887 | 33.40 | 2015 | 5.4857 | 1.0971 |
England | 3 | 65 | 498 | 21.67 | 2015 | 2.4945 | 0.8315 |
The Netherlands | 3 | 85 | 243 | 28.33 | 2015 | 2.9893 | 0.9964 |
Taiwan, China | 3 | 147 | 479 | 49.00 | 2013 | 2.9318 | 0.9773 |
Italy | 2 | 81 | 121 | 40.50 | 2015 | 1.4301 | 0.7151 |
Scotland | 2 | 31 | 110 | 15.50 | 2018 | 2.2143 | 1.1071 |
Sweden | 2 | 194 | 127 | 97.00 | 2009 | 3.0794 | 1.5397 |
UAE | 2 | 19 | 61 | 9.50 | 2021 | 1.2632 | 0.6316 |
Document | Year | TC | TLS | Topic Relate to CGCC |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gupta and Barua [44] | 2017 | 248 | 26 | Contractor’s green innovation capability |
Qi, Shen [45] | 2010 | 245 | 31 | Contractor’s green innovation capability |
Hoffman and Henn [46] | 2008 | 212 | 40 | Barriers of CGCC |
Salem, Solomon [47] | 2006 | 155 | 41 | Contractor’s lean construction capability |
Tan, Shen [48] | 2011 | 145 | 437 | Contractor’s sustainable construction capability |
Varnäs, Balfors [49] | 2009 | 121 | 87 | Contractor’s green purchase capability |
Lam, Chan [50] | 2010 | 115 | 222 | Contractor’s green specifications |
Salem, Solomon [51] | 2005 | 111 | 0 | Contractor’s lean construction capability |
Li, Chen [52] | 2011 | 92 | 14 | Critical factors of CGCC |
Berardi [53] | 2013 | 81 | 27 | Stakeholder’s impact on CGCC |
Gluch, Gustafsson [60] | 2009 | 73 | 8 | Contractor’s green innovation capability |
Pinkse and Dommisse [61] | 2009 | 58 | 13 | Barriers of CGCC’s adoption |
Albino and Berardi [64] | 2012 | 51 | 26 | Firm relationship’s impact on CGCC |
Xue, Zhang [62] | 2018 | 43 | 4 | Stakeholder’s impact on CGCC |
Shen, Yao [63] | 2006 | 42 | 54 | Environmental performance of CGCC |
TLS Rank | Keyword | Occurrences | TLS |
---|---|---|---|
1 | sustainability | 15 | 70 |
2 | management | 14 | 66 |
3 | performance | 17 | 60 |
4 | barriers | 10 | 54 |
5 | sustainable construction | 11 | 50 |
6 | impact | 10 | 42 |
7 | construction | 10 | 39 |
8 | innovation | 8 | 37 |
9 | construction industry | 10 | 34 |
10 | critical success factors | 5 | 31 |
Prominent Journal Outlets | Co-occurrence of Keywords Analysis |
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Journal of Cleaner Production | sustainability |
Sustainability | management |
International Journal of Construction Management | performance |
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | barriers |
Sustainable Cities and Society | sustainable construction |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research | impact |
Co-authorship analysis | construction |
Shen Liyin | innovation |
A. Genaidy | construction industry |
J. Solomon | critical success factors |
Prominent organizations | Research clusters |
Hong Kong Polytech University | implementation of CGCC |
University Sains Malaysia | performance of CGCC |
Top countries/regions | profound impact of CGCC |
Mainland China | CGCC and green building |
Malaysia | CGCC and sustainability |
United States |
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Gu, J.; Guo, F.; Peng, X.; Wang, B. Green and Sustainable Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review of the Contractor’s Green Construction Capability. Buildings 2023, 13, 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020470
Gu J, Guo F, Peng X, Wang B. Green and Sustainable Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review of the Contractor’s Green Construction Capability. Buildings. 2023; 13(2):470. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020470
Chicago/Turabian StyleGu, Jianglin, Feng Guo, Xiaojing Peng, and Bin Wang. 2023. "Green and Sustainable Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review of the Contractor’s Green Construction Capability" Buildings 13, no. 2: 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020470