This research will be a matter of getting an in-depth view in to the problems that a specific group of people faces, and the possible changes and solutions that would be needed for the future. Because of the nature of this topic, a qualitative research would be the preferred method of gaining this knowledge. By using a qualitative approach and doing a number of in-depth interviews together with sending out questionnaires, information could be acquired specifically for the building industry in New Zealand. Prior to this, a literature review through sites like scholar.google.co.nz and www.sciencedirect.com would be conducted to investigate in to any known problems and solutions that has been found in previously made research, both in New Zealand and other countries. Also known organisations as for example New Zealand Green Building Council, Greenstar, Homestar and BRANZ will be used to gain knowledge of requirements and solutions. This to establish a base knowledge of the subject and by doing so ensuring that the right questions are getting asked in the interviews and questionnaires that are being sent out. The goal of the investigation is to find out specific problems that project managers faces when working with green procurement, and therefore the interviews and questionnaires would have to be directed to project managers with experience in this area. The information that is being acquired from this investigation would then be thoroughly analysed and compared to previous findings. From this a summary of the findings will be compiled and specific recommendations be made. A weakness with this research could be the limited amount of interviews and questionnaires that are going to be done, the reason for this limitation is because of the research ethics that specifies the amount of interviews and questionnaires that is allowed. To minimize this weakness, the participants for the interviews and questionnaires will be carefully chosen to ensure the highest quality and diversity of the information that is being acquired. This research aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the barriers that a project manager faces in New Zealand when working with green procurement. By establishing what the current barriers are, use that information to find possible solutions to overcome them. It is to my understanding that even though research about this area has been made in other parts of the world, there has not been any investigation specifically for the building industry in New Zealand. This study will therefore cover that knowledge gap and provide important information that could help the future of green development in New Zealand.Current output:Master Dissertation (2016)
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