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    Delivering sustainability through value management

    Concept and performance overview

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    The attention on sustainability issues within value management (VM) practices is uncertain due to the scarcity of information on this subject in the available literature. As a value enhancement technique, VM should incorporate sustainability issues as they would affect the quality of the outcome. By exploring VM as a means to uplift sustainability issues at the early construction stages, it shall shed light to its potential and current practices and thus stimulating wider attention to this field in the future.

    Design/methodology/approach –

    This paper begins by presenting the underlying concept of integrating sustainability within VM. The potential of VM to uplift sustainability issues is highlighted and the relationships between these two are discussed. Field studies were conducted to investigate the existing practices of VM and its practitioners’ attitudes towards sustainability.

    Findings –

    It is confirmed that sustainability consideration is already inherent in the VM workshops but the level of attention varies between workshops. There are gaps in current practices, indicating rooms for improvement. The identified barriers to integration are believed responsible for these gaps.

    Research implications –

    Any strategy to promote sustainability consideration in VM in the future must address the impediments to integration.

    Originality/value –

    The attention on sustainability issues in VM remains an untapped area due to scarcity of information. Theoretically, the intrinsic capabilities and the positive relationships between these two heighten VM position as an effective means for sustainability improvement. However, in practices, sustainability attention requires improvement to bridge the gaps and overcome the existing barriers that impede current integration.

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    Concept and performance overview

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    The attention on sustainability issues within value management (VM) practices is uncertain due to the scarcity of information on this subject in the available literature. As a value enhancement technique, VM should incorporate sustainability issues as they would affect the quality of the outcome. By exploring VM as a means to uplift sustainability issues at the early construction stages, it shall shed light to its potential and current practices and thus stimulating wider attention to this field in the future.

    Design/methodology/approach –

    This paper begins by presenting the underlying concept of integrating sustainability within VM. The potential of VM to uplift sustainability issues is highlighted and the relationships between these two are discussed. Field studies were conducted to investigate the existing practices of VM and its practitioners’ attitudes towards sustainability.

    Findings –

    It is confirmed that sustainability consideration is already inherent in the VM workshops but the level of attention varies between workshops. There are gaps in current practices, indicating rooms for improvement. The identified barriers to integration are believed responsible for these gaps.

    Research implications –

    Any strategy to promote sustainability consideration in VM in the future must address the impediments to integration.

    Originality/value –

    The attention on sustainability issues in VM remains an untapped area due to scarcity of information. Theoretically, the intrinsic capabilities and the positive relationships between these two heighten VM position as an effective means for sustainability improvement. However, in practices, sustainability attention requires improvement to bridge the gaps and overcome the existing barriers that impede current integration.

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    Delivering sustainability through value management

    Concept and performance overview

    –

    The attention on sustainability issues within value management (VM) practices is uncertain due to the scarcity of information on this subject in the available literature. As a value enhancement technique, VM should incorporate sustainability issues as they would affect the quality of the outcome. By exploring VM as a means to uplift sustainability issues at the early construction stages, it shall shed light to its potential and current practices and thus stimulating wider attention to this field in the future.

    Design/methodology/approach –

    This paper begins by presenting the underlying concept of integrating sustainability within VM. The potential of VM to uplift sustainability issues is highlighted and the relationships between these two are discussed. Field studies were conducted to investigate the existing practices of VM and its practitioners’ attitudes towards sustainability.

    Findings –

    It is confirmed that sustainability consideration is already inherent in the VM workshops but the level of attention varies between workshops. There are gaps in current practices, indicating rooms for improvement. The identified barriers to integration are believed responsible for these gaps.

    Research implications –

    Any strategy to promote sustainability consideration in VM in the future must address the impediments to integration.

    Originality/value –

    The attention on sustainability issues in VM remains an untapped area due to scarcity of information. Theoretically, the intrinsic capabilities and the positive relationships between these two heighten VM position as an effective means for sustainability improvement. However, in practices, sustainability attention requires improvement to bridge the gaps and overcome the existing barriers that impede current integration.

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    Title:

    Delivering sustainability through value management

    Subtitle:

    Concept and performance overview

    Contributors:

    Zainul Abidin, Nazirah (author) / Pasquire, Christine L. (author)

    Published in:

    Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management ; 12 ; 168-180

    Publication date:

    2005-04-01

    Size:

    13 pages

    ISSN:

    0969-9988

    DOI:

    https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980510584502

    Type of media:

    Article (Journal)

    Type of material:

    Electronic Resource

    Language:

    English

    Keywords:

    Economic sustainability , Asset valuation , Construction industry

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