Yates, J K (2014) Design and construction for sustainable industrial construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(4): B4014005, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
This article summarizes the results of a research project that was funded by the Construction Industry Institute that addressed design and construction for sustainable industrial construction. The research project included a global literature review of articles related to sustainable industrial construction and a survey investigation of industrial construction firms that was used to determine the viability of utilizing sustainable practices in the industrial construction industry. Members of the industrial construction industry provided information on the utilization of sustainable practices in their firms and numerous examples of the types of sustainable practices that they have already implemented in their firms. The research project also developed several implementation resources that are discussed, such as a quick start guide for implementing sustainability practices, two maturity models that could be used to help evaluate the level of sustainability on projects, and a checklist for sustainability evaluation of industrial construction projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction; construction materials and methods; design for construction; environmental issues in construction; industrial construction; planning for construction; sustainability; sustainable development |
| Index terms: | environmental issue, implementation, industrial construction, maturity model, sustainable development, investigation, Construction Industry Institute, design and construction, construction material, literature review, survey, sustainable practice |
| Subjects: | building construction, research organizations, data collection methods, building materials, sustainable practices, evaluation, data analysis and analytics, contractual arrangements, health safety and environment, environmental issues |
| Topics: | Procurement, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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