The role of team leadership in achieving LEED certification in a green building project

Purpose – Leadership of the project team is vital for green building projects in achieving LEED certification. Literature findings confirm the need for managing green building projects differently from ordinary projects. The team leader should be able to work with the project team to manage the gene...

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Published in:Built environment project and asset management 2015-05, Vol.5 (2), p.170-183
Main Authors: Senaratne, Sepani, Hewamanage, Prasanna Rajitha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Building construction
Certification
Construction
Green buildings
Green development
Knowledge management
Leadership
Project engineering
Research projects
Role models
Sustainability management
Sustainable design
Teams
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Summary:Purpose – Leadership of the project team is vital for green building projects in achieving LEED certification. Literature findings confirm the need for managing green building projects differently from ordinary projects. The team leader should be able to work with the project team to manage the general project activities while following the LEED certification procedure to finally achieve LEED certification. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents a research project which was aimed to explore the role of team leadership in achieving LEED certification in a green building project through a case study research approach. Findings – The research findings revealed the importance of utilizing the appropriate leadership roles of project team members in addition to the project leader’s role to achieve LEED certification for green building projects successfully. The research proposed four team leadership processes required to meet the LEED challenges; namely, proactive planning and visualization; collective implementation; teamwork for win-win; and, continuous learning and knowledge sharing. Originality/value – Based on these findings, the research suggests a new project team environment enabled by effective team leadership to meet the LEED challenges. It is argued that the team leadership role of every team member is unique and best suited when used synergistically to achieve LEED certification for the project. The research is original in applying team leadership concepts to green building projects in a real-life setting.
ISSN:2044-124X
2044-1258
DOI:10.1108/BEPAM-09-2013-0036