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Achieving Sustainability through Value Management: A Passing Opportunity?
Sustainability issues should be considered throughout all stages of decision-making to ensure that decisions made are in the best interest of the clients without detriment to the society and the environment they live in. Presently, engaging sustainability issues in construction projects face several challenges that impede effective application. It is therefore prudent to continuously explore any opportunity which could contribute towards improving sustainability. Value management (VM) possesses many qualities which can be utilised to enhance the incorporation of sustainability issues within project plans, designs and decisions. This paper begins by articulating these qualities and how they can be used to improve sustainability consideration. From the survey and interviews conducted to investigate the integration of sustainability issues in VM workshops, it was revealed that the opportunities offered from VM are hindered by many factors. These factors, if not handled effectively, would frustrate the opportunities that VM can offer as a mean to embed sustainability concepts and issues within construction projects. Based on the recommendations by the interviewees, several factors which can promote better integration of sustainability are highlighted. Harnessing VM capabilities require active promotion and participation from those involved in VM to prevent this opportunity from passing by without notice.
Achieving Sustainability through Value Management: A Passing Opportunity?
Sustainability issues should be considered throughout all stages of decision-making to ensure that decisions made are in the best interest of the clients without detriment to the society and the environment they live in. Presently, engaging sustainability issues in construction projects face several challenges that impede effective application. It is therefore prudent to continuously explore any opportunity which could contribute towards improving sustainability. Value management (VM) possesses many qualities which can be utilised to enhance the incorporation of sustainability issues within project plans, designs and decisions. This paper begins by articulating these qualities and how they can be used to improve sustainability consideration. From the survey and interviews conducted to investigate the integration of sustainability issues in VM workshops, it was revealed that the opportunities offered from VM are hindered by many factors. These factors, if not handled effectively, would frustrate the opportunities that VM can offer as a mean to embed sustainability concepts and issues within construction projects. Based on the recommendations by the interviewees, several factors which can promote better integration of sustainability are highlighted. Harnessing VM capabilities require active promotion and participation from those involved in VM to prevent this opportunity from passing by without notice.
Achieving Sustainability through Value Management: A Passing Opportunity?
Zainul-Abidin, Nazirah (author)
International Journal of Construction Management ; 8 ; 79-91
2008-01-01
13 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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