Sustainable Development in Chennai's Construction Industry-An Agenda for the Future

Dr. A.S.Kanagalakshmi, Sharan Kumar. K

Sustainable Development, criticality index, sustainability performance, agenda for the future.

Sustainable construction is the process for the building and infrastructure to move ahead towards gaining sustainable improvement, taking into consideration on the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues. This study presents the construction scenario of Chennai and the development in sustainable construction taking place in the city. It is known that changes in the behaviour of individuals, institutions and organizations are a prerequisite for sustainable development. Sustainable development has been considered as an important issue in the construction industry. The purpose of this study is to investigate and suggest the factors motivating sustainability development in the construction firms. The development that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. The factors affecting the implementation of sustainable and the future solution for successful implementation of are discussed. In the conclusion the status of sustainable construction in Chennai is still in its early period. This framework enables all construction companies in Chennai to assess the project sustainability performance in a consistent and acceptable way, thus showing progress through cooperation among all stake holders and real estate development & promoters to attain satisfactory project sustainability performance.

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