Abstract
The built environment contributes a substantial share of environmental degradation being experienced in contemporary society. As such, monitoring the environmental sustainability performance of these temporary multi-organizations during project delivery has become imperative. The incidence of poor environmental sustainability performance appears to have worsened as a result of project teams that lack knowledge on environmental sustainability, lack of technology implementation on sustainable workflow, pollution during construction activity, minimum waste regulators, poor energy usage control and inexperienced appointed professionals. This study was done to evaluate critical factors that influence environmental sustainability performance of construction projects in the Free State, South Africa. Several factors were deduced from a review of relevant literature. The identified factors were subsequently categorized into six main categories which relied upon in the development of questionnaires for the survey. Using a quantitative approach, structured questionnaires were sent out to construction professionals who are based within the study area. Out of 165 questionnaires that were sent out, 101 were completed and reflecting a 61% response rate...
M.Tech. (Construction Management)