CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS' PERCEPTION ON THE PROSPECT OF ADOPTING E.M.S ISO 14001 IN NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS' PERCEPTION ON THE PROSPECT OF ADOPTING E.M.S ISO 14001 IN NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
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2015
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ILIYASU, Abdulkarim Mohammed ABUBAKAR, Muawiya
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The construction industry is one sector that contributes to the
Development and Economic growth of any Nation, however, ii is also one
that has been characterized as having a tremendous Environmental
impact. ISO 14001 Environmental management system is a globally
recognized Management standard and is published by ISO to serve as a
framework to limit such Environmental impact and also ensure regulatory
compliance. This paper asses.ses the construction professionals perception
on the prospect of ISO 14001 Environmental management systems in
Nigerian Construction Industry. The paper employs both primary and
secondary means to source for data. The primary data was collected
through a well-structured questionnaire which was distributed to
construction professionals, which includes: Architects. Builders. Estate
surveyors, Engineers, Land surveyors, Quantity surveyors, and Town
Planners. The secondary data was collected by reviewing relevant related
literatures on the subject. Findings reveal that ISO 14001 is currently not
practiced by most construction companies in Nigeria, but professionals are
however optimistic that there is prospect and the practice will reduce the
impact construction practices have on the environment Further,
implementing environmental law is the most prominent factor hindering
the adoption of ISO 14001 environmental management system, followed
by awareness on EMS by Construction firms, and also lack of proper
motivation among practitioners in the industry, these barriers have also
been directly responsible for low level of certification among construction
firms. Recommendations include, stakeholders in the construction
industry should work together to increase the level of awareness among
practitioners and other stakeholders as well, the government should make
it mandatory through the use of appropriate policies and other legislations
for contractors and other practitioners in the industry to be ISO 1 1001
EMS certified.
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Department of Building Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda- Nigeria.
Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria- Nigeria.
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West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference 2015 10-12 August 2015 University of Ghana Accra, Ghana Proceedings of t he WABER 2015 Conference (Volume 1)