Abstract:
Environmental sustainability is concerned with protecting and conserving both biodiversity and the
environment, by reducing waste, preventing pollution and using water and other natural resources as
efficiently as possible. Environmental sustainable objectives can be achieved by making appropriate
decisions at the design stage with the involvement of different design professionals. Therefore, it is vital to
attain the environmentally sustainable design target with the concept of integration. Integration is the
combination of involvement and influence for decision making by design professionals. This integration
should have to be executed at each stage of the decision-making process to achieve environmentally
sustainable design outcomes.
Hence, the aim of this research study is to investigate the level of involvement and influence of construction
professionals at the design stage in achieving environmentally sustainable design outcomes. Firstly, a
literature synthesis was carried out to study the concept of integrated decision making. Subsequently, the
process of decision making is identified from the literature synthesis. Then, a case study strategy was
conducted to investigate the general involvement of key professionals for decision making in the design
stage and to investigate the level of influence of professionals for decision making in the design stage
The findings revealed that Architect is the key decision maker and the professional who has the highest
influence on decision making. Quantity Surveyors and Engineers have the second and third highest levels
of influence for decision making at the design stage respectively.
Citation:
Darshani, J.D.I., Gunatilake, S., & Wimalasena, N.N. (2017) Involvement and influence of construction professionals for environmentally sustainable design outcomes. In Y.G. Sandanayake, T. Ramachandra & S. Gunatilake (Eds.), What’s new and what’s next in the built environment sustainability agenda? (pp. 281-289). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2017-Proceedings.pdf