Construction method selection for green building projects to improve environmental sustainability by using an MCDM approach

New quantification proposal for construction waste generation in new residential constructions

“…Indeed, main construction companies are slowly considering environmental issues by implementing Environmental Management Systems (EMS) (Fuertes et al, 2013), not limiting their action to the current legislation, and seeking the implementation of good environmental practices in their works (Qi et al, 2011;Tsai et al, 2013). However, while this fact is a reality for large construction companies, the vast majority of construction companies (small and medium size enterprises) still need to accept this new situation .…”

Driving construction contractors to adopt carbon reduction strategies – an Australian approach

“…A number of industry reports and research studies in relation to benchmarking carbon reduction activities have been published in recent years (Baumgartner and Zielowski 2007;Tsai et al 2012). Baumgartner and Zielowski (2007) conducted a review of carbon emission reduction strategies and highlighted improvement of material productivity and separation of output products and waste as the effective strategies of carbon reduction in construction projects.…”

“…In recent years, researchers have put forward a number of strategies to reduce carbon emissions from construction activities. These include: developing mechanisms for evaluating the environmental impact driven by construction activities, adopting fewer carbon-intensive materials in buildings and advancing technologies to optimise energy efficiency and saving (Osmani, Glass, and Price 2008;Fieldson, Deepak and Behzad 2009;Li and Colombier 2009;Tsai et al 2012). Furthermore, governments also made joint agreements with the local professional bodies to establish benchmarks of carbon emission levels suitable for the construction sector.…”

“…The construction sector has been accused of being one of the major contributors of carbon emissions in many countries (Lam et al 2010;Tsai et al 2012). Taking Australia as an example, records from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009) indicate that construction site operations produced approximately 1755.94 Gigagrams (Gg) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 -e) greenhouse gas (GHG) in 2007.…”

Decision Making of Carbon Reduction Strategies Adoption– A Case Study in Greater Melbourne Region

“…Strategies related to advancing technologies to optimize energy efficiency and saving, adopting less carbon-intensive materials in buildings and advancing technologies to optimize energy efficiency and saving and developing mechanisms for evaluating the environmental impact driven by construction activities were proposed (Fieldson 2009;Li and Colombier 2009;Tsai et al 2012). While researchers advocated that the proposed strategies are conducive to carbon reduction, there is no objective measure to access if the applied strategies have achieved the anticipated outcomes.…”