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The Intersection between Construction Safety and Sustainability Practices in the Built Environment

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 5311

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Chukwuma Nnaji

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Guest Editor
School of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3337, USA
Interests: worker safety; construction automation; human–robot interaction; sustainable construction
Dr. Ali A. Karakhan

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Department of Reconstruction and Projects, University of Baghdad, Al-Jadriya 10071, Baghdad, Iraq
Interests: construction safety; sustainable design and construction; workforce development in construction; technology integration in construction
Dr. Mahmoud Shakouri

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Department of Construction Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: infrastructure materials; construction safety; human factors engineering

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editors invite researchers, scholars, practitioners, and academics to submit research papers for a Special Issue of Sustainability on Construction Safety and Sustainability. The title of the Special Issue is “The intersection between construction safety and sustainability practices in the built environment”. Interest in sustainable design and construction has grown rapidly within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry given its impact on the technical, social, environmental, and economic aspects of construction projects. This impact brings about both challenges and opportunities to the safety performance of construction projects. This Special Issue examines the intersection between construction safety and sustainability in the built environment and the potential impacts of sustainable design and construction practices on the safety performance of construction projects. There are multiple rating systems that involve practices, strategies, and policies for sustainability in the built environment that may or may not address the intersection between construction safety and sustainability. The guest editors encourage submissions addressing the intersection between construction safety and sustainability as it can be a potential factor to curb the high numbers of work-related fatal and non-fatal injuries on construction jobsites. Construction safety is an essential aspect of the social dimension of sustainability and could potentially influence the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability throughout the project lifecycle. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to:

  • Impact of sustainable design and construction on safety performance in the built environment;
  • Impact of different sustainability/green rating systems (Green Globe, LEED, etc.) on worker safety on construction safety in the built environment;
  • Integrating worker wellbeing, health and safety into sustainable design and construction in the built environment;
  • Innovative safety practices and technologies for sustainable design and construction in the built environment;
  • Impact of workforce sustainability on construction employee health, wellbeing, and safety;
  • Barriers and enablers to the implementation of Prevention Through Design LEED Pilot Credit on sustainable construction projects;
  • Impact of Prevention Through Design LEED Pilot Credit on safety performance in sustainable construction projects;
  • Investigating the relationships between PtD, sustainability practices (e.g., installation of solar panel), and safety outcomes;
  • Best practices to integrate the concept of Prevention through Design (PtD) into sustainable design and construction;
  • Developing specific PtD and construction-site safety training as part of continuing education programs for LEED Accredited Professionals;
  • Impact of Integrative LEED Process on construction safety and constructability of sustainable construction projects;
  • Improving worker safety in modular construction and energy-efficient facilities;
  • Investigating the role of emerging technologies in sustainable and safe construction.

Dr. Chukwuma Nnaji
Dr. Ali A. Karakhan
Dr. Mahmoud Shakouri
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • construction safety
  • prevention through design
  • sustainable design and construction
  • leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED)
  • social equity
  • workforce sustainability
  • integrative process
  • green construction
  • solar installations

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Applying Association Rule Mining to Explore Unsafe Behaviors in the Indonesian Construction Industry
by Rossy Armyn Machfudiyanto, Jieh-Haur Chen, Yusuf Latief, Titi Sari Nurul Rachmawati, Achmad Muhyidin Arifai and Naufal Firmansyah
Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 5261; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065261 - 16 Mar 2023
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The frequency of work accidents in construction projects is relatively high. One contributing factor to work accidents is unsafe behavior by workers at construction sites. In Indonesia, this is the first study to investigate 2503 instances of unsafe behavior that occurred across Indonesian [...] Read more.
The frequency of work accidents in construction projects is relatively high. One contributing factor to work accidents is unsafe behavior by workers at construction sites. In Indonesia, this is the first study to investigate 2503 instances of unsafe behavior that occurred across Indonesian construction projects in relation to their attributes to obtain insightful knowledge by using the association rule mining (ARM) method. Association rule mining was used to explore the database. As a result, two consolidated rules were obtained. The most frequent unsafe behaviors were workers putting tools and materials in random places, workers not attaching safety lines at provided places, and workers moving work tools and materials in ways that were not in accordance with procedures. These unsafe behaviors were associated with accident types of falling, and being struck or cut by items, as well as violations of Manpower and Transmigration Ministerial Regulation 01/1980, and Manpower Ministerial Regulation 09/2016. The ARM results were evaluated with a reliability evaluation method before being validated by construction safety experts. Hence, the findings are reliable to be used as guideline information for safety trainers to prioritize related safety trainings and for safety inspectors when carrying out inspections on construction sites. As a result, safety management and safety performance can increase significantly. Full article
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Complex Cause-Effect Relationships of Social Capital, Leader-Member Exchange, and Safety Behavior of Workers in Small-Medium Construction Firms and the Moderating Role of Age
by Marchel Bentoy, Marlon Mata, Jayson Bayogo, Roel Vasquez, Rose Mary Almacen, Samantha Shane Evangelista, Charldy Wenceslao, Jannen Batoon, Maria Diana Lauro, Kafferine Yamagishi, Gamaliel Gonzales, Angelo Burdeos and Lanndon Ocampo
Sustainability 2022, 14(19), 12499; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912499 - 30 Sep 2022
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Due to workers’ vulnerability in construction sites, workplace safety has become of particular interest, and the current literature offers myriad approaches to dealing with it. From a social and organizational lens, this study explores an empirical model that integrates the dimensions of social [...] Read more.
Due to workers’ vulnerability in construction sites, workplace safety has become of particular interest, and the current literature offers myriad approaches to dealing with it. From a social and organizational lens, this study explores an empirical model that integrates the dimensions of social capital theory (SCT) and leader-member exchange (LMX) in modelling the safety behavior of construction workers, particularly relevant in small-medium construction firms. The data were collected from 232 construction workers in the central Philippines. The responses were analyzed using partial least squares—structural equation modeling to investigate five hypothesized paths, including the influence of SCT dimensions (e.g., structural, relational, and cognitive) on LMX and LMX on safety behaviors (i.e., compliance and participation). We also tested whether the relationship of LMX to safety behaviors is moderated by age. The results indicate that the three dimensions of SCT have a significant and direct influence on LMX. In addition, LMX directly affects safety participation but does not significantly affect safety compliance. Particularly in small and medium construction firms with relatively flat organizational structures and supervisors displaying diverse roles, these findings suggest that the social relationships of workers tend to promote their trust and professional respect for supervisors who can leverage their position to encourage them participate in safety initiatives. On the other hand, age negatively influences the relationship of LMX to safety participation, indicating that younger workers tend to better translate high quality LMX into initiatives that promote overall workplace safety. Our findings offer the first evidence of the positive relationship between SCT and LMX in advancing the safety participation of construction workers. From these insights, practical inputs to the design of relevant measures and future research works are outlined. Full article
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