DEVELOPING POLICY AND PRACTICE PATHWAYS FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

Green building practices offer promising solutions to environmental degradation and resource inefficiency, yet their adoption in Pakistan remains limited due to persistent multiple diverse barriers. This paper examines the key deterrents to the adoption of green construction and aims to suggest recommendations with local capacity. Qualitative research design was employed to collect data through semi structured as well as unstructured interviews with stakeholders in the construction and green material supply chain industry, such as contractors, architects, designers, suppliers and sustainability experts. The MAXQDA thematic analysis used to identify barriers towards green building construction, to investigate mitigation measures through locally available resources for green construction, adopting integrated traditional design strategies for construction and motivating customers through key features of green buildings. Based on findings, it was observed that most of barriers were cost related as discussed in previous literature. The present study disintegrates the cost related barriers for rigorous analysis. The disintegration of cost barriers helps to suggest practical policy recommendations to mitigate cost barriers. The results indicate that the match between green design and local material innovation and policy reform can improve affordability and adoption.