The Role of Environmental Project Management in Construction Industry

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2. Critical literature review: The role of environmental project management
in construction industry
2.1 Introduction
Since a considerable time period innovation in the construction industry has become a
very popular topic for detail analysis. While analyzing the details it has been found that in
construction industry environmental project management gives identifiable impact which may be
either positive or negative as well. However, in these days the range of both efficiency and
productivity is highest in the construction industry and thus lesser amount of innovation are
being blamed (Kerzner and Kerzner 2017). This literature review demonstrates the current
status of construction innovation and the role of the environmental project management
specifically in the construction industry. Besides identification of the roles some risks are also
being specified and with the risk management matrix how those risks can be resolved are also
elaborated in this literature review.
2.2 Examining the theoretical perspectives to analyze the role of environment
management in construction industry
According to (Walker 2015) the strategic environmental management system is included
within construction industry while transforming products as well as processes that the employees
of the construction industry believe a serious environmental concerned society. It has been
found that in most of the times the construction industry itself impacts the environment. The
prevailing nature of the construction industry is dependent upon the innovation with references
for enabling and disabling factors. Again according to (Mir and Pinnington 2014 ) the overall

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performance of the construction industry gets improves if proper stakeholders and other
environmental factors are properly utilized by the project heads of the construction industry.
(de Carvalho et al. 2015) stated that based upon the environmental indicators the
connection between performance requirements and technical solution for resolving the issues can
be established. Construction industry has the most impact on nature and nature collectively. In
most of the cases it has injurious effects on the nature. On the other side, the construction
technology can also be used as remedy to the environment and also to the natural state. However,
(Mok, Shen and Yang 2015) opined that, one of the most significant ad quantifiable
environmental impacts of the building sector is the emission of the energy consumption. Though,
in this current state the main issues that is interrupting the success of the construction industry is
temporary project organization and intensive site operation.
2.1.1 ISO 14001 certification
After critical analysis it has been found that, the environmental impact mainly from the
construction industry during both construction and reconstruction. The objectives of
Environmental Management System (EMS) its implementation approach and the overall control
of the system are also certified from the theoretical perspectives. An accurate environmental
certification is also developed for examining the impact and role of EMS in the construction
industry.
According to (Alias et al. 2014) the ISO 14001 certification was first published in the
year of 1996 that specifies the actual need for the environmental management system. Besides
the construction industry many other industries have the ability to adopt this certification. This
certification can be applied to only those environmental aspects that the organization has proper