Contractors’ Carbon Reduction Behaviour during Construction Project

Contractors have been identified to be a key player in carbon emissions reduction during construction process due to their role in bringing building designs to fruition. Consequently, in assisting the contractors to achieve carbon reduction while carrying out construction activities, numerous carbon reduction strategies have been accentuated by scholars. However, it is believed that contractors are quite reluctant in adopting these strategies for several reasons such as possible increase in cost and being contradictory to their existing construction procedures. This study therefore aims to highlight the result of a systemic analysis of literature carried out in understanding contractors’ carbon reduction behaviour during construction activities. In conducting this research, two streams of studies covering the concept of contractors’ behaviour and their carbon reduction behaviour during construction projects were reviewed. The review of literature indicates that the concept of contractors’ behaviour has been fairly studied by scholars in varying circumstances ranging from weather risk pricing behaviour during contract tender to assessing their waste management behaviour during construction projects and in contractual claims dispute handling. However, there is paucity of research in the area related to their carbon reduction behaviour during construction project. This suggest that this field of research is relatively new and evolving with themes such as carbon reduction drivers, organisational culture, and carbon key performance indicators emerging. The findings of this study contribute to the carbon reduction in construction research and reveals the knowledge gap in this research area.