Yahya, K and Boussabaine, A H (2004) Developing a framework for assessing eco-costs of construction site activities. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
Sustainable development is a process of change in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development, and institutional change are made consistent with the future as well as present needs. This requires a simultaneous consideration of many environmental factors in the process of determining optimum decisions in construction site activities. One of most important elements in sustainable development is eco-costs. Eco-costs are one important contributor to sustainable construction processes. Hence, a comprehensive framework for assessing the sustainability of construction site activities is presented. The relationship between process, policy, technology, impact and cost as well as the relationship between the environmental cost and the construction activities over the construction period is also discussed. A mathematical model for eco-costs for construction activities is presented.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | eco-cost; environmental; construction; sustainable |
| Index terms: | sustainable construction, mathematical model, institutional change, construction activity, sustainable development, construction site, exploitation, environmental factor |
| Subjects: | mathematical modelling, environmental science, construction operations, work location, health safety and environment, sustainable construction, management, sociology |
| Topics: | Site Management, Sustainability, Research Practice, Health and Safety, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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