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Sustainable Construction Practices in West African Countries

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The quest for sustainable construction practices has been on the increase among relevant stakeholders including clients, sponsors, construction professionals, government agencies and other concerned regulatory bodies. This article examines the level of practice of sustainable development goals in the West African countries’ construction industry with an emphasis on the challenges, drivers and possible measures for improving its implementation and application. Various gaps and neglected issues in sustainable construction in the region were also reviewed to providing necessary information for the expansion of knowledge of relevant stakeholders and ensuring that construction projects are delivered to international standards.

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  1. Department of Quantity Surveying, School of Environmental Technology, The Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, Nigeria

    Adedayo J. Ogungbile

  2. Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa

    Ayodeji E. Oke

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven), Ghent, Belgium

    Emilia Motoasca

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Avinash Kumar Agarwal

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven), Ghent, Belgium

    Hilde Breesch

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Ogungbile, A.J., Oke, A.E. (2019). Sustainable Construction Practices in West African Countries. In: Motoasca, E., Agarwal, A., Breesch, H. (eds) Energy Sustainability in Built and Urban Environments. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3284-5_1

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