Mapping sustainability assessment with the project life cycle. / Thomson, Craig S.; El-Haram, Mohamed A.; Emmanuel, Rohinton.
In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering Sustainability, Vol. 164, No. 2, 2011, p. 143-157.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Mapping sustainability assessment with the project life cycle
A1 - Thomson,Craig S.
A1 - El-Haram,Mohamed A.
A1 - Emmanuel,Rohinton
AU - Thomson,Craig S.
AU - El-Haram,Mohamed A.
AU - Emmanuel,Rohinton
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Traditionally viewed as a technically based exercise focused on assessing the sustainability performance of buildings, sustainability assessment is increasingly called upon to play a proactive role that supports the management of sustainability across the project life cycle. Calls are emerging for assessment to evolve as a tool that contributes to the predominantly subjective nature of decisions taken across the project life cycle and to achieve better integration between assessment and project activities. This paper aims to contribute towards this emerging understanding by considering an empirically based case study which follows a progressive approach to apply and integrate sustainability assessment with the life cycle stages of a university campus building project. The paper presents the findings of a mapping exercise that identifies the emerging phases and activities of the assessment in relation to the stakeholders involved and life cycle stages. By exploring an empirical context that is by nature forward thinking, some recommendations are drawn to facilitate the evolution of sustainability assessment towards the advocated approach.
AB - Traditionally viewed as a technically based exercise focused on assessing the sustainability performance of buildings, sustainability assessment is increasingly called upon to play a proactive role that supports the management of sustainability across the project life cycle. Calls are emerging for assessment to evolve as a tool that contributes to the predominantly subjective nature of decisions taken across the project life cycle and to achieve better integration between assessment and project activities. This paper aims to contribute towards this emerging understanding by considering an empirically based case study which follows a progressive approach to apply and integrate sustainability assessment with the life cycle stages of a university campus building project. The paper presents the findings of a mapping exercise that identifies the emerging phases and activities of the assessment in relation to the stakeholders involved and life cycle stages. By exploring an empirical context that is by nature forward thinking, some recommendations are drawn to facilitate the evolution of sustainability assessment towards the advocated approach.
U2 - 10.1680/ensu.2011.164.2.143
DO - 10.1680/ensu.2011.164.2.143
M1 - Article
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering Sustainability
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering Sustainability
SN - 1478-4629
IS - 2
VL - 164
SP - 143
EP - 157
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