Quantity Surveyors' Readiness in Implementation of Sustainable Building Construction in Kenya: A Case Study of Nairobi City County

The study sought to assess quantity surveyors' readiness in implementation of sustainable building construction in Kenya with reference to Nairobi County. The study adopted both the descriptive and cross-sectional research designs, targeting the 485 quantity surveyors in Nairobi County, as registered by the board of registration of architects and quantity surveyors in Kenya. A sample of 219 quantity surveyors was obtained, and selected by simple random sampling. Primary data was collected by use a structured questionnaire and analyzed by both descriptive and inferential statistics. Results indicate that quantity surveyors? awareness of their role in sustainable building construction does not have a significant effect on its implementation in Kenya, while challenges faced in adoption of sustainable building construction significantly affect its implementation in Kenya.