Shahid Beheshti University Sustainable Development of Geographical Environment 2476-5805 6 11 2025 02 19 Validation of Model of Motivations of Construction of Green Building in Iran Validation of Model of Motivations of Construction of Green Building in Iran 117 136 105583 10.48308/sdge.2025.237554.1220 FA Narjes Eskandari, Department of Environment, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran Saeed Motahari Department of Environment, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran 0000-0003-3926-8971 Azita Behbahaninia Department of Environment, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran 0000-0002-6568-5560 Journal Article 2024 11 12 Background and purpose: The construction and construction of residential and office buildings has significantly increased the growth of urbanization in the world. The increase in new structures has not only increased the amount of energy consumption and the production of harmful gases, but the high inefficiency of these structures has created many environmental problems. Buildings are one of the main reasons for energy consumption in a world that is accompanied by severe resource limitations, especially for future generations. In such conditions, green buildings is a solution to face this increase in energy demand, reduce energy consumption, and increase energy efficiency. Sustainable and green approaches in the construction industry are expanding due to the importance of achieving the goals of reducing carbon footprints and adapting to the consequences of global warming. In this regard, the construction of green buildings has been considered an efficient method for energy consumption and responding to the needs of the era of sustainability. Green building construction is an effort to provide integrated economic, social, and environmental benefits. The contribution of the present study to knowledge enhancement and theoretical synergy is that this study is not simply a review of existing theories and definitions, but an attempt has been made to develop the theory of sustainability drivers to achieve the construction of green buildings with an approach based on a mixed exploratory design. The present study answers the fundamental question of what is the pattern of sustainability drivers and incentives for the construction of green buildings in Iran and how valid is it? Methodology: This research is applied-developmental from the point of view of the goal, and from the point of view of the method of data collection, it was done with a cross-sectional survey method. Also, in line with the goal, an exploratory mixed research design was used. The community of qualitative part participants included university professors and managers of the Green Building Council and Green Management Association of Iran. Sampling was done using a targeted method and theoretical saturation was obtained 16 interviews. The statistical population of the quantitative part included the managers and experts of the Green Building Council and the Green Management Association of Iran. The sample size was estimated to be 140 people using the rule of power analysis and the data was collected by simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaire. Thematic qualitative analysis and partial least squares method were used to analyze the collected data. Findings and Discussion: In the research findings section, to provide a model of sustainability drivers and motivations for the construction of green buildings, an expert interview was conducted with 16 university professors and managers of the Green Building Council and the Green Management Association of Iran. For this purpose, the interview protocol including 6 open questions was used. The interview was conducted with a semi-structured method and new questions were raised during the interview Interviews were analyzed in MaxQDA software with a thematic analysis method based on the proposed Etrid-Sterling approach in 6 steps. As a result, 3 overarching themes, 13 organizing themes, and 71 basic themes were obtained. Conclusion: The research results showed that environmental economic, and social stimuli affect government and social factors. The mentioned factors also affect cost management, energy management, and risk management by influencing legal factors and factors related to contractors. Finally, building aesthetics and security and safety issues lead to the construction of green buildings Background and purpose: The construction and construction of residential and office buildings has significantly increased the growth of urbanization in the world. The increase in new structures has not only increased the amount of energy consumption and the production of harmful gases, but the high inefficiency of these structures has created many environmental problems. Buildings are one of the main reasons for energy consumption in a world that is accompanied by severe resource limitations, especially for future generations. In such conditions, green buildings is a solution to face this increase in energy demand, reduce energy consumption, and increase energy efficiency. Sustainable and green approaches in the construction industry are expanding due to the importance of achieving the goals of reducing carbon footprints and adapting to the consequences of global warming. In this regard, the construction of green buildings has been considered an efficient method for energy consumption and responding to the needs of the era of sustainability. Green building construction is an effort to provide integrated economic, social, and environmental benefits. The contribution of the present study to knowledge enhancement and theoretical synergy is that this study is not simply a review of existing theories and definitions, but an attempt has been made to develop the theory of sustainability drivers to achieve the construction of green buildings with an approach based on a mixed exploratory design. The present study answers the fundamental question of what is the pattern of sustainability drivers and incentives for the construction of green buildings in Iran and how valid is it? Methodology: This research is applied-developmental from the point of view of the goal, and from the point of view of the method of data collection, it was done with a cross-sectional survey method. Also, in line with the goal, an exploratory mixed research design was used. The community of qualitative part participants included university professors and managers of the Green Building Council and Green Management Association of Iran. Sampling was done using a targeted method and theoretical saturation was obtained 16 interviews. The statistical population of the quantitative part included the managers and experts of the Green Building Council and the Green Management Association of Iran. The sample size was estimated to be 140 people using the rule of power analysis and the data was collected by simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaire. Thematic qualitative analysis and partial least squares method were used to analyze the collected data. Findings and Discussion: In the research findings section, to provide a model of sustainability drivers and motivations for the construction of green buildings, an expert interview was conducted with 16 university professors and managers of the Green Building Council and the Green Management Association of Iran. For this purpose, the interview protocol including 6 open questions was used. The interview was conducted with a semi-structured method and new questions were raised during the interview Interviews were analyzed in MaxQDA software with a thematic analysis method based on the proposed Etrid-Sterling approach in 6 steps. As a result, 3 overarching themes, 13 organizing themes, and 71 basic themes were obtained. Conclusion: The research results showed that environmental economic, and social stimuli affect government and social factors. The mentioned factors also affect cost management, energy management, and risk management by influencing legal factors and factors related to contractors. Finally, building aesthetics and security and safety issues lead to the construction of green buildings

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