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The construction industry is a critical sector contributing to economic, social and environmental development. The construction industry also provides physical facilities and infrastructure for people, which from these activities, involves many processes and phases which contribute towards environmental issues. The construction industry requires urgent attention to sustainable development to minimize environmental impacts. The construction industry must also align its strategy with the current global state's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Malaysia Twelfth Malaysia Plan focuses on advancing green growth where it is embracing the circular economy (CE) to reduce pressure on the environment. To promote sustainable development throughout the life cycle of the construction sector, one of the strategies is to implement green procurement (GP). Procurement is one of the actions of obtaining and purchasing goods and services. The decision on which procurement to use for construction projects is essential to ensure that suitable procurement and successful project delivery are used. Green procurement was introduced in National Green Technology Policy (NGTP) in 2009, highlighting purchasing environmentally friendly and green products or services. The objective of this paper is to explore the potential of green procurement to promote a circular economy and its opportunities in the context of construction as a paradigm shift from conventional procurement to a greener approach. Extensive content analysis was used as the method to review this study. The outcomes of this study will provide an overview of circular economy and green procurement practices for construction and increase the awareness and knowledge of the circular economy and green procurement among the construction stakeholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green procurement is a tool to integrate green practices into a procurement practice. Green procurement has been highlighted in the Twelfth Malaysian Plan (2021-2025) released in 2021 and made known to all construction stakeholders. However, the current green procurement model is criticized due to a lack of persuasion to improve people capacity building among the stakeholders. While the studies related to green procurement in construction are gathering pace, the focus on constructing stakeholder capability towards implementing green procurement remains elusive. Also, studies in developing countries such as Malaysia are very limited. Thus, an integrative literature review was conducted to identify the capability criteria that influence the capability building of the construction industry's stakeholders. The synthesis and analysis based on the qualitative findings of the literature has revealed 7 elements of capability related to human or people (refers to construction stakeholders) that comprises of training, professional development, innovation, commitment, leadership, collaboration, and green knowledge. The findings able to help in supporting the National Sustainable Development and Production Plan by providing the pathway for green procurement capability module development. The capability criteria also help to drive the early pathway to the policymakers, clients and the construction community to enhance the capability to adopt green procurement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sustainable development planning should accommodate the needs of greying population. Nevertheless, the growing number of baby-boomer generation turning grey in the next few years could be challenging for Malaysia. In response, retirement villages are becoming a popular alternative in providing living arrangements for the elderly. In this case, the retirement village can be an option for retirees to consider after their retirement. However, the country's retirement village establishment is currently lagging compared to the more matured implementation in developed countries. Therefore, this paper highlighted the potential and insights of retirement villages in Malaysia since retirement village is a relatively new industry. This study demonstrates the significance of demographic factors in determining an individual's preference with regard to retirement villages in Malaysia that are highly associated with an elderly-friendly social environment and home physical design. Hence, this study provides a valuable reference that highlights the local context's perspective which is beneficial to the policymakers and potential investors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]