A Social Assessment Framework to Derive a Social Score for Green Material Selection: A Case Study from the Sri Lankan Cement Industry

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dc.citation.issue15
dc.citation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorFernando A
dc.contributor.authorSiriwardana C
dc.contributor.authorGunasekara C
dc.contributor.authorLaw DW
dc.contributor.authorZhang G
dc.contributor.authorGamage JCPH
dc.contributor.editorCaggiano A
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-26T02:37:05Z
dc.date.available2024-08-26T02:37:05Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-02
dc.description.abstractAssessing the sustainability of material-based products now encompasses social sustainability, a vital aspect often overlooked. Even though the existing frameworks provide a starting point, they do not often differentiate between the assessment criteria when making comparisons within one specific material category, which has made sustainability assessments more focused on environmental and economic aspects. This study addresses this critical gap by pioneering a social assessment framework curated to help practitioners to choose the most sustainable cement type out of the standard cement types used in the industry. Utilizing the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and linear-scoring method, criteria weights were systematically assigned based on scoring by industry and academic experts. The findings highlight the importance of integrating social sustainability with environmental and economic factors in cement selection. Unlike traditional material selection, which primarily considers cost and performance, green material selection emphasizes the holistic impact of materials, including social factors. Variations in weightage decisions among experts highlight the influence of practical experience, research interests, and context. Functionality emerges as a crucial criterion. The ranking of cement types based on social scores places CEM II/B-M at the top, followed by CEM IV/A, CEM II/A-S, CEM II/A-V, CEM I, and CEM II/A-LL. The evolving nature of sustainability necessitates ongoing research to refine and expand existing frameworks for a more sustainable construction industry.
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dc.edition.editionAugust-1 2024
dc.identifier.citationFernando A, Siriwardana C, Gunasekara C, Law DW, Zhang G, Gamage JCPH. (2024). A Social Assessment Framework to Derive a Social Score for Green Material Selection: A Case Study from the Sri Lankan Cement Industry. Sustainability (Switzerland). 16. 15.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su16156632
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.number6632
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71380
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/15/6632
dc.relation.isPartOfSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectsustainability criteria
dc.subjectcement
dc.subjectmaterial selection
dc.subjectFAHP
dc.subjectscoring method
dc.subjectsocial aspects
dc.subjectsocial impact
dc.titleA Social Assessment Framework to Derive a Social Score for Green Material Selection: A Case Study from the Sri Lankan Cement Industry
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id491194
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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