Achieving Net Zero Carbon Building – A Review of Major Stakeholder Concerns

Justina Falana¹, Robert Osei-Kyei¹, Vivian W. Y. Tam¹

1. Western Sydney University

Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024), edited by Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, Farzad Rahimian and Mahesh Babu Purushothaman. Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, volume 591, 2025, pages 225 to 236. DOI 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_22.

Abstract

The carbon emitted by the building sector presents a significant challenge towards achieving the carbon emission reduction goal. The building sector contributes to about 38% of the global carbon emissions and may increase above 38% if not addressed. Therefore, transitioning into Net Zero Carbon (NZC) in the built environment is crucial and involves the active partnership of the stakeholders. These stakeholders often have a wide range of concerns that can favourably or unfavourably affect the realization of Net Zero Carbon Building (NZCB). The relationship and the effect of these stakeholders’ concerns may result in conflicts that could impede the development of NZCB if they are not critically identified and addressed. Thus, this study systematically reviews relevant articles in the extant literature to identify the key stakeholder concerns towards achieving NZCB. Results obtained from this study revealed 12 stakeholder concerns and further classified them into six major groups according to their uniqueness. The findings of this study will assist NZCB decision-makers in managing stakeholders individually according to their various concerns to expedite the development of NZCB. In addition, the findings of this study will assist in addressing stakeholder partnership barriers such as confusion and disputes that could impede the development of NZCB. The findings of this study could provide insight to the policymakers in developing strategies that could address the stakeholder’s concerns towards the delivery of NZCB.

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Session

Presented in Recorded Presentations, Session III, Saturday 9 November 2024, 11:00 to 13:30, room WG 201, Auckland University of Technology. Session chair Dr Antonio Lara Hernandez.

How to Cite

Falana, J., Osei-Kyei, R., & Tam, V. W. Y. (2025). Achieving Net Zero Carbon Building – A Review of Major Stakeholder Concerns. In A. GhaffarianHoseini, A. GhaffarianHoseini, F. Rahimian, & M. B. Purushothaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 591, pp. 225–236). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_22

About the Conference

Presented at SASBE 2024, the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, held in Auckland from 7 to 9 November 2024 and chaired by Professors Ali and Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, founders of GDI Academy. The version of record is published by Springer Nature; this page is the conference archive record kept by GDI Academy.