University Research: Green Technology in Sustainable Construction

This research proposal focuses on green technology in sustainable construction, emphasizing the reduction of carbon emissions throughout the lifecycle of structures, including buildings, highways, and bridges. The study aims to identify methodologies and practices that minimize environmental impact and promote cost-effectiveness. Key areas of focus include renewable energy, innovation, automation, alternative materials, recycling, and supply chain management. The proposal outlines the research's scope, objectives, and research questions, along with a literature review, methodology, expected outcomes, and potential limitations. The research seeks to inform stakeholders in the construction industry about effective strategies for green construction, such as procurement, innovation, and leadership methodologies. The findings will contribute to the development of more efficient and sustainable practices within the built environment, aligning with the broader goal of mitigating climate change and promoting resource efficiency. The study's significance lies in its potential to drive further research and improve existing knowledge in the field of sustainable construction.

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Green Technology in Sustainable Construction
Sustainability is a key factor in today’s construction activities because of the impacts that
these activities have on social, economic and environmental aspects of human life (Yu,
Wiedmann, Crawford, & Tait, 2017). In the context of this research proposal, sustainability is the
phenomenon of not depleting natural resources or being harmful to the environment and ensuring
cost effectiveness during the lifecycle of a structure without compromising its quality (Yilmaz &
Bakis, 2015). One of the fundamental factors affecting sustainability is carbon emissions hence
the need to reduce carbon emissions cannot be overemphasized. These emissions have
significantly contributed to one of the major global challenges today – climate change.
Construction industry is among the largest contributors of global carbon emissions (Arioglu,
Dhavale, & Sarkis, 2017). For this reason, any study that will provide useful information on how
to reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry is worthwhile. The main aim of this
research proposal is to determine various methodologies and practices that can be used to
minimize carbon emissions and help achieve sustainability in the construction industry.
This proposal comprises of several sections. An overview of these sections is as follows:
introduction section that will provide details of the research proposal, its scope and the
significance of conducting it; Aim, objectives and research questions section; literature review
section that will include comprehensive details of the current state of carbon emissions in the
construction industry and previous studies that have been conducted by other researchers on the
various strategies and practices that can help reduce carbon emissions and enhance sustainability
in the construction industry; methodology section that will provide details of the various methods
to be used in collecting relevant data and analyzing the data so as to answer the research
questions and achieve the study aim and objectives; expected outcomes section; potential

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constraints or limitations section that will comprise of some of the issues that may be a challenge
to successful completion of the study; role of the study in improving existing knowledge and
driving further research work; and project plan section that will include a Gantt chart showing
various activities to be carried out and their estimated time (schedule).
Findings from this study will help stakeholders in the construction industry to have a
better understanding of the methodologies and practices that they can use to help minimize
carbon emissions. These include procurement, innovation and leadership methodologies. As
aforementioned, the main focus of this research proposal is how to reduce carbon emissions
throughout the lifecycle of structures making up the built environment, including buildings,
highways, airports, bridges and railroads, among others. The methodologies and practices
identified should be applicable during the design, construction, operation and demolition phases
of the structures. Issues such as renewable energy, innovation, state-of-the-art technology,
automation, nanotechnology, alternative materials and methods, recycling, supply chain
management, education and awareness, change in behaviour and development of a sustainable
culture are expected to take centre stage in this study. It is rather obvious that future
sustainability in the construction industry can only be achieved through continuous research that
discovers more effective and efficient strategies of green construction.

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Works Cited
Arioglu, M. O., Dhavale, D. G., & Sarkis, J. (2017). Greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry:
An analysis and evaluation of a concrete supply chain. Journal of Cleaner Production, 1(1), 1-39.
Yilmaz, M., & Bakis, A. (2015). Sustainability in Construction Sector. Procedia - Social and Behavioral
Sciences, 195(1), 2253-2262.
Yu, M., Wiedmann, T., Crawford, R., & Tait, C. (2017). The Carbon Footprint of Australia's Construction
Sector. Procedia Engineering, 180(1), 211-220.