Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges

Green Technology refers to clean energy production, the use of alternative fuels, and technologies that are less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. It has garnered a significant amount of interest due to increasing awareness about the impacts of climate change and the depletion of natural...

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Main Authors: Kaliappan, Anusuya, Hamid, Hashima, Madar, Ahmad Rizal
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author Kaliappan, Anusuya
Hamid, Hashima
Madar, Ahmad Rizal
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Hamid, Hashima
Madar, Ahmad Rizal
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description Green Technology refers to clean energy production, the use of alternative fuels, and technologies that are less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. It has garnered a significant amount of interest due to increasing awareness about the impacts of climate change and the depletion of natural resources. While the buildings emit more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than other industries, the use of Green Technology will be able to reduce human impacts on the natural environment and prevent climate change. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational College that is seen fundamental as these students will be in the construction workforce in the future. The study was conducted using the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) involving a combination of 20 experts with various expertise from a heterogeneous group. A set of questionnaires using a 7-point Likert Scale was formed based on expert interviews in the first phase of this study and the data obtained were then analysed using triangular fuzzy numbers and ranking for each variable was determined using the defuzzification process. The findings showed that all elements listed reached the experts' consensus. Expert consensus also found that the Carbon Initiatives element ranked first meanwhile the Introduction to Green Technology element ranked last in the list of elements. These elements are agreed upon in preparing academically exemplary individuals while ensuring every graduate from Vocational College, especially from the Construction Technology course is equipped with job-ready skills to tackle real-life problems.
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spelling uthm-92112023-07-17T07:40:25Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9211/ Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges Kaliappan, Anusuya Hamid, Hashima Madar, Ahmad Rizal T Technology (General) Green Technology refers to clean energy production, the use of alternative fuels, and technologies that are less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. It has garnered a significant amount of interest due to increasing awareness about the impacts of climate change and the depletion of natural resources. While the buildings emit more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than other industries, the use of Green Technology will be able to reduce human impacts on the natural environment and prevent climate change. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational College that is seen fundamental as these students will be in the construction workforce in the future. The study was conducted using the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) involving a combination of 20 experts with various expertise from a heterogeneous group. A set of questionnaires using a 7-point Likert Scale was formed based on expert interviews in the first phase of this study and the data obtained were then analysed using triangular fuzzy numbers and ranking for each variable was determined using the defuzzification process. The findings showed that all elements listed reached the experts' consensus. Expert consensus also found that the Carbon Initiatives element ranked first meanwhile the Introduction to Green Technology element ranked last in the list of elements. These elements are agreed upon in preparing academically exemplary individuals while ensuring every graduate from Vocational College, especially from the Construction Technology course is equipped with job-ready skills to tackle real-life problems. uthm 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9211/1/J15981_146c070f10117135febc6b2a74390806.pdf Kaliappan, Anusuya and Hamid, Hashima and Madar, Ahmad Rizal (2023) Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges. JOURNAL OF TECHN[CAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, 15 (1). pp. 167-177. ISSN 2229-8932 https://doi.org/10.30880/jtet.2023.15.01.015
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Kaliappan, Anusuya
Hamid, Hashima
Madar, Ahmad Rizal
Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges
title Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges
title_full Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges
title_fullStr Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges
title_full_unstemmed Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges
title_short Experts' Opinion Matters! Green Technology Elements for Construction Technology in Vocational Colleges
title_sort experts' opinion matters! green technology elements for construction technology in vocational colleges
topic T Technology (General)
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http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9211/1/J15981_146c070f10117135febc6b2a74390806.pdf