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In order to improve the success of green building projects, this study seeks to gain a better and deeper understanding of the critical challenges facing the contractors to executing such projects. The methodological framework used consists of a literature review and a questionnaire survey in Vietnam. The data collected from 163 expert responses was analyzed. The ranking analysis result indicated that 29 challenges were critical. The top three most significant challenges were “lack of legal regulations and technical codes on green building”, “more difficult to early establish a competent, integrated, multidisciplinary green project team”, and “more difficult for comprehending the green specifications”. Furthermore, factor analysis revealed that the underlying grouped challenges were planning activities-related, organization activities-related, onsite management and control activities-related, and green supply chain-related challenges. This study also showed that the most dominant of the four underlying components was green supply chain-related challenges, which highlights the important role of other stakeholders within the project team. The findings bring out valuable implications for the government, the industry practitioners and stakeholders in improving the success of the green building projects in the future. The present study also makes a contribution to the body of knowledge.