- Title
- A stakeholder theory perspective of contested roles and responsibilities in the construction industry
- Creator
- Kanjanabootra, Sittimont; Smolders, John; Sher, Willy; Maund, Kim
- Relation
- The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (COBRA AUBEA 2015) . Proceedings of RICS COBRA AUBEA 2015 (Sydney, N.S.W. 08-10 July, 2015) p. 1-9
- Publisher
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) is a multiple stakeholder industry. AEC practices in New South Wales (NSW), Australia have their own specific requirements. For example, buildings need to be designed by chartered architects and chartered engineers, registered with the NSW Architects Registration Board and Engineers Australia, respectively. Assessment of compliance with construction codes is undertaken by building certifiers accredited by the NSW Building Professionals Board. Buildings are constructed by builders; however, due to consumer protection laws, builders are not required to be registered for all types of construction except residential dwellings. This complicates processes and creates situations where expertise, roles, and responsibilities are challenged. Interviews and focus groups were undertaken with 16 building practitioners to examine the contested nature of the functions and requirements of chartered builders and building consultants in construction projects across NSW. Results indicate that industry supports builder accreditation and peer review similar to architects and engineers to clarify their status and accountabilities. Accreditation is also viewed as a mechanism to increase the quality of construction projects. In addition, it would improve the current lack of regulatory mechanisms to control some less reputable practitioners. The consensus of those interviewed was that AEC industry, as a whole needs to come together to drive regulatory reform.
- Subject
- accreditation; licensing; building consultants; construction industry; regulation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1323249
- Identifier
- uon:24761
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781783210718
- Language
- eng
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