An international review of environmental initiatives in the construction sector

Zutshi, Ambika; Creed, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.077

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“…The AEC industry still searches for ways how to align corporate organizational structures and long-term strategies with temporary organizations and operational activities carried out therein (Hwang and Tan, 2010; Teriö and Kähkö nen, Gluch and Räisänen, 2012). There are often contradictory practices between the long-term view of sustainability and the production-focused and timepressed agenda of construction projects (Labuschagne and Brent, 2005;Zutshi and Creed, 2015). Different time-perspectives and communication cultures hinder for instance the meaning-making process of why longterm strategies and practice is important (Gluch and Räisänen, 2009).…”

Section: Institutional Context Of Swedish Environmental Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Different time-perspectives and communication cultures hinder for instance the meaning-making process of why longterm strategies and practice is important (Gluch and Räisänen, 2009). In addition, EMS standards are still not fully fitted to the varying, local dynamic contexts of the projects, which results in resistance from project members to fully adapt, use or apply the established system in their day-to-day work (Isaksson et al, 2009;Gluch and Räisänen, 2012;Zutshi and Creed, 2015). An unequal relationship between organizing the project and organizing long-term concerns also gives rise to a mismatch between practices and between professions (Bresnen et al, 2005).…”

Section: Institutional Context Of Swedish Environmental Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over the past decades, the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry has recognized the sustainability challenge, and currently we see many managerial and technological initiatives that attempt to cope with the more long-term and holistic view of sustainability, for example, through environmental management systems (EMS), BREEAM and LEED (Robichaud and Anantatmula, 2010, Schweber and Haroglu, 2014, Medineckiene et al, 2015, Zutshi and Creed, 2015. However, to comply with these current challenges requires more than instrumental initiatives provided by the above-mentioned tools, it also involves fundamental rethinking and a reconfiguration of professions, expertise, practices and institutions in the AEC industry (Häkkinen and Belloni, 2011;Teriö and Kähkö nen, 2011;Hughes and Hughes, 2013;Schweber, 2013;Janda and Killip, 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Gluch

Bosch‐Sijtsema

2016

Construction Management and Economics

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Although a growing number of environmental experts have entered the scene within the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, studies of environmental experts' role and agency remain limited. In order to gain more clarity regarding the agency of environmental experts in relation to construction project practice the theoretical lens of institutional work is applied. A multidimensional framework, linking agency with three forms of institutional work, is used in a conceptual discussion on how environmental experts adopt various types of agency to influence institutional change towards a sustainable development of the AEC industry. Due to the fragmented and distributed project-based environment, the application of institutional work in the AEC industry uncovers tensions between various forms of institutional work processes. A dynamic model is therefore suggested to capture these tensions. Besides illustrating tensions, the model envisions the locked-in maintaining of institutions performed by iterative and practical-evaluative agency.

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Section: Institutional Context Of Swedish Environmental Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Institutional Context Of Swedish Environmental Workmentioning

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Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Gluch

Bosch‐Sijtsema

2016

Construction Management and Economics

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“…Construction firms across different regions of the world certified to ISO 14001 for enhancing environmental performance of construction activities and obtaining environmental benefits from the certification [33]. ISO 14001 provides guidelines by which firms or organizations establish their environmental management programs and implement the programs in the operation process in achieving the goal of environmental protection [34]. Other green standards or specifications presented demands on construction companies from the perspectives of healthy environment, energy efficiency, waste management, and reduction of all types of pollution [35].…”

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Gaps between Awareness and Activities on Green Construction in China: A Perspective of On-Site Personnel

2018

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On-site construction stage has been considered as the key in practicing the view of green construction. Moreover, the unity of awareness and actions of on-site contractors on green construction plays a conclusive role through the implementation of green principles on the construction site. This study aims to investigate the awareness on green construction and to identify the gaps between the awareness and activities in adopting green specifications from the perspective of on-site personnel. A questionnaire survey was conducted with on-site personnel in Mainland China for identifying the gaps between the awareness and activities in the adoption of green construction. The results show that the level of awareness on a certain green requirement is higher than the performance of implementation. Nine groups with large gaps between awareness and activities are identified. Activities about pumping groundwater, burning wooden scraps, preventing strong light, reducing construction sound and noise, adopting green material, optimizing material plan, adopting water recycling devices, and employing energy efficiency machine cannot support high green construction awareness. Moreover, the "utilization of natural resources on-site" has the lowest performance with both low level of awareness and activities. This paper also suggests some useful implications for governments and departments of construction administrations to take measures in ensuring the thorough implementation of green activities on the construction site.

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“…Increased knowledge on the best practices for EoL gypsum may lead to appropriate stakeholders' decisions for promoting recycling. Moreover, sharing of best practices is considered vital for success (Zutshi & Creed, 2014).…”

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Gypsum Waste Management in the European Union: Towards a Circular Economy for the Construction Sector

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An international review of environmental initiatives in the construction sector

Cited by 53 publications

References 95 publications

Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Gaps between Awareness and Activities on Green Construction in China: A Perspective of On-Site Personnel

Gypsum Waste Management in the European Union: Towards a Circular Economy for the Construction Sector

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