Sustainability in Construction Engineering

Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras; Šaparauskas, Jonas; Antuchevičienė, Jurgita

doi:10.3390/su10072236

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“…Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) is an important method that has been applied in various areas of sustainable engineering. Several prior studies have employed MCDM techniques in different areas of sustainable engineering [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. In addition, several prior papers have reviewed the application MCDM and fuzzy sets theory in different areas of engineering and sustainability [11,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Application of MCDM Methods in Sustainability Engineering: A Literature Review 2008–2018

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Sustainability is one of the main challenges of the recent decades. In this regard, several prior studies have used different techniques and approaches for solving this problem in the field of sustainability engineering. Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) is an important technique that presents a systematic approach for helping decisionmakers in this field. The main goal of this paper is to review the literature concerning the application of MCDM methods in the field of sustainable engineering. The Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection Database was chosen to identify 108 papers in the period of 2008–2018. The selected papers were classified into five categories, including construction and infrastructure, supply chains, transport and logistics, energy, and other. In addition, the articles were classified based on author, year, application area, study objective and problem, applied methods, number of published papers, and name of the journal. The results of this paper show that sustainable engineering is an area that is quite suitable for the use of MCDM. It can be concluded that most of the methods used in sustainable engineering are based on traditional approaches with a noticeable trend towards applying the theory of uncertainty, such as fuzzy, grey, rough, and neutrosophic theory.

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“…Marcelino-Sádaba et al [2] further assert that more progress has been made in the environmental focus of relevant research, than the social aspect, which would be the domain for PM. Generally, extant literature, for the most part, is focused on issues such as analysing key aspects of sustainability projects [6]; introduction of management systems [13]; PM commitment to sustainability [14]; sustainability assessment [7]; Project sustainability performance [15]; technology, Materials, risk, and cost [7]; Design [7,16,17]; Critical success factors [18]; stakeholders, organisational goals [19]; and innovation diffusion [18,20]. Most existing studies do not present a concise picture of the nature and occurrence of challenges, for better classifications and articulation of the dynamics, with regards to PM practice, and from the experiences and perceptions of PMs.…”

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“…The growing interest in applying sustainability in construction projects has been reported in the literature such as Kivilä et al [4]. There is also evidence in the literature, of the growing discourse and efforts in the application of sustainability to construction project management such as Yu et al [5], Doskočil and Lacko [6] and Zavadskas et al [7]. Since construction runs by projects, it follows that relevant sustainability principles would have to be integrated with project management practice, to achieve the aim.…”

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Sustainability in Project Management Practice

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The study focused on the application of sustainability in project management, with reference to attendant difficulties experienced, which affect the goal of achieving sustainability outcomes in project management. As such the study explored the nature and occurrence of challenges to the integration of sustainability principles with PM practice. A review of purposively sampled literature was complemented with fieldwork, which involved an online questionnaire with eighty-nine participants, to collect qualitative data, using South Africa as context. The major limitation was the purposive use of professional project managers as a sample population. The findings reveal that project managers experience significant challenges when implementing sustainability in their practice. While confirming deductions from the literature review, findings suggest that the most significant challenge may be the lack of information among participants and other stakeholders. One major implication is that other identified difficulties may be traceable to the same lack of knowledge in the subject area. Identified consequences include delayed projects and complete abandonment of the sustainability principles in projects. The integration of sustainability principles with project management practice is a growing niche area of project management knowledge. The study contributes a unique exploration of nature and occurrence, and dynamics of attendant challenges, through a comparison of experience and perception. The comparison has highlighted the differences between the experience and perception of project managers, with reference to the application of sustainability principles.

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“…Figure 1 presents places where research focused on the subject of multi-criteria decision support was carried out. The major research centers in this field are Europe (primarily Lithuania, followed by Spain, Italy, and Poland), Asia, and both the Middle and the Far East (Iran and China) (compare: [3]). In addition, when analyzing the methods used in the selected papers, it can be seen that the most commonly used method was AHP and its extensions.…”

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“…The concept of sustainable development constitutes, without a doubt, an important research subject from a theoretical standpoint and-from a practical point of view-it determines the direction of development in multiple fields. The concept of sustainable development is increasingly frequently seen in construction engineering, which includes all stages of a building's lifecycle, starting from the design phase, through the construction work, its planning and management, all the way to its usage [3]. In the light of the growing climate changes and legal requirement, energy-efficient construction plays a key role.…”

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Multi-Criteria Analysis of Design Solutions in Architecture and Engineering: Review of Applications and a Case Study

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2019

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The primary goal of this paper is to present the application potential of MCDM/MCDA (multi-criteria decision-making/multi-criteria decision analysis) methods in the field of architecture and urban planning and in energy efficient construction, especially in the context of sustainable development paradigm. The first part of this paper is devoted to literature studies pertaining to multi-criteria decision-making support in the selected fields. On the basis of the delivered review, it was demonstrated that the most popular methods belonging to the MCDM/MCDA group that have been used so far for the purpose of resolving selected decision-making challenges, is the AHP (analytic hierarchy process) method with modifications, TOPSIS (technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution) method, as well the up-and-coming COPRAS (complex proportional assessment) method. In addition, by reviewing the literature, it was found that MCDM/MCDA methods constitute an effective support tool at the stage of evaluating and selecting project solutions, and are especially helpful in framing various social, economic, environmental criteria that are permanently linked to the rule of sustainable development. The empirical section of this paper, through a case study, presents a comparative analysis of the classical AHP method with its extension onto fuzzy sets. The case study pertained to the criteria for the location of single-family residential buildings with solar installations.

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Sustainability in Construction Engineering

Cited by 51 publications

References 46 publications

Application of MCDM Methods in Sustainability Engineering: A Literature Review 2008–2018

Application of MCDM Methods in Sustainability Engineering: A Literature Review 2008–2018

Sustainability in Project Management Practice

Multi-Criteria Analysis of Design Solutions in Architecture and Engineering: Review of Applications and a Case Study

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