Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality
Judicious use of Indigenous Construction Materials (ICM) contributes to sustainability of a local construction industry. Why has the use of ICMs not contributed to the sustainability of the Ghanaian Construction Industry (GCI), and how can the use of ICMs engender the sustainability of GCI and that...
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| description | Judicious use of Indigenous Construction Materials (ICM) contributes to sustainability of a local construction industry. Why has the use of ICMs not contributed to the sustainability of the Ghanaian Construction Industry (GCI), and how can the use of ICMs engender the sustainability of GCI and that of similar developing countries? This paper uses bounded rationality and mixed-method strategy to explain the ICM usage rate in the GCI, and describes measures for improving the sustainability of the local construction industry through ICMs use. Relatively high ICM cost and non-availability of alternatives have been found as factors largely responsible for constrained ICMs usage. This paper is one of the first to draw on a synergy of the bounded rationality theory and empirical findings to give advanced insight into factors constraining the use of ICMs, as well as provide a measured usage rate of local building materials using real building projects cases. The research has carved a path for nurturing sustainable construction industry in developing countries through indigenous resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21e106d2098e45759df415ce6219d6122023-07-27T05:56:55ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-07-0197e17645Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationalitySarfo Mensah0Samuel Laryea1Department of Building Technology, Kumasi Technical University, P. O. Box 854, Kumasi, Ghana; Corresponding author.School of Economics and Construction Management, University of the Witwatersrand, P. O. Box 20, Wits 2050, South AfricaJudicious use of Indigenous Construction Materials (ICM) contributes to sustainability of a local construction industry. Why has the use of ICMs not contributed to the sustainability of the Ghanaian Construction Industry (GCI), and how can the use of ICMs engender the sustainability of GCI and that of similar developing countries? This paper uses bounded rationality and mixed-method strategy to explain the ICM usage rate in the GCI, and describes measures for improving the sustainability of the local construction industry through ICMs use. Relatively high ICM cost and non-availability of alternatives have been found as factors largely responsible for constrained ICMs usage. This paper is one of the first to draw on a synergy of the bounded rationality theory and empirical findings to give advanced insight into factors constraining the use of ICMs, as well as provide a measured usage rate of local building materials using real building projects cases. The research has carved a path for nurturing sustainable construction industry in developing countries through indigenous resources.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023048533Bounded rationalityBuilt environmentGhanaConstruction industryIndigenous construction materialSustainable construction |
| spellingShingle | Sarfo Mensah Samuel Laryea Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality Heliyon Bounded rationality Built environment Ghana Construction industry Indigenous construction material Sustainable construction |
| title | Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality |
| title_full | Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality |
| title_fullStr | Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality |
| title_short | Explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in Ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality |
| title_sort | explaining the lower usage rate of indigenous construction materials in ghanaian public buildings using bounded rationality |
| topic | Bounded rationality Built environment Ghana Construction industry Indigenous construction material Sustainable construction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023048533 |
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