Effective Procurement Practices In A Developing Economy for Sustainable Construction

In spirit with global demand on the construction industry s practitioners to attain environmentalfriendliness through Sustainable Construction (SC), the paper identified effective procurementpractices in a developing economy, with a view to guiding construction practitioners decision onaccomplishing SC. Ontological philosophical approach was adopted; it employed an exploratorydesign as a stand-alone design using literature review. Finding identifies effective practices as:environmental impacts assessment, SC consciousness at predesign and design stage, SC strategyapplication at construction stage, and the application of ICT support system for sustainabilityevaluation. The study recommends: construction professionals to adhere to practices that willsupport SC, research activities on SC be encouraged, adequate research funding provided, andgovernment to enforce the implementation of sustainable development.