DETERMINING CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS RELATED TO PROJECT MANAGER IN LOW CARBON CONSTRUCTION

Abstract

The construction sector heeded the calls towards greener and more sustainable industry in the country. However, despite the advent made in sustainable development, not much had been done to determine the critical success factors of low carbon construction in Malaysia. This studies attempts to review the literatures in relation to critical success factors by project manager in low carbon construction. By examining literature review carried out by researchers in countries around the world, it is shown that there are fve number of critical success factors for low carbon construction related to project manager. The fve critical success factors are competence of project manager, timely decision, abilities in troubleshooting, practise of incentive system and possession of technical knowledge. Research fndings in this study will act as a stepping stone to guide the developers and project managers towards achieving success in low carbon construction in the country.