THE UNDERSTANDING OF SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE AMONG PROJECT MANAGER IN MANAGING SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

The trend of sustainability continues to increase and gain popularity in the construction industry. As for project manager, certain essential knowledge is required in managing sustainable construction projects. Most of the barriers to sustainable construction projects mentioned so far are knowledge-related. This implies that there is a knowledge gap among project manager in managing a sustainable construction project which needs to be addressed. Moreover, the literature indicates that experience in sustainable construction projects correlates with sustainability knowledge. This paper examines the level of sustainability knowledge of project manager and determines the relationship between experience and sustainability knowledge. A questionnaire survey was conducted with project managers who have experience in managing sustainable construction projects in Malaysia. Data were analysed using the normality test, descriptive analysis, and Spearman correlation test via IBM SPSS software version 24. Results indicate that project managers have a high level of sustainable knowledge in sustainable construction projects. The understanding and awareness of the sustainability concept and approach to sustainable construction projects are very high among project managers. Apart from that, there is a significant relationship between years of experience in sustainable construction projects and sustainable knowledge. Hence, the outcomes of this study may assist future research to explore other knowledge for project manager in managing sustainable construction projects.