Sustainability in Management Processes: Case Studies in Architectural Design Firms

Paula, Nathália de; Melhado, S. B.

doi:10.1061/(asce)ae.1943-5568.0000326

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“…The choice to develop a methodology for application in the pre-construction phase aimed to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate the environmental impacts, which enables a review of projects, budgets, and management of construction activities before they occur. This corroborates De Paula and Melhado [68] and Gultekin et al [69], who reported that compliance with sustainable requirements does not depend only on technical solutions, but also on the management solutions adopted by companies in their projects. Shen et al [39] argued that the efficacy of a viability study had a direct effect on the success of projects.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Predictive Methodology for the Quantification of Environmental Aspects in Urban Infrastructures

Araújo¹,

Carneiro²,

Palha³

2020

Sustainability

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The interest in sustainability in the construction industry arose in the 1990s, and current studies have created models to predict environmental aspects. Previous quantitative research to investigate environmental aspects was based on the perception of specialists. The present article proposes a methodology applicable to urban infrastructure activities in order to quantify environmental aspects by applying duration and severity criteria, using calculations founded in the scientific literature. The quantitative methodology to assess environmental aspects calculated ten aspects for six construction activities based on duration and severity criteria, eliminating the judgement of the latter criterion of earlier methodologies. The results revealed five significant environmental aspects: greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, noise pollution, water pollution, and soil pollution, due to the type of construction, which required a large amount of equipment that impacted the atmosphere, soil, and water. Possibly for the first time, urban projects can be objectively assessed based on a methodology that quantifies environmental aspects in the pre-construction phase.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Predictive Methodology for the Quantification of Environmental Aspects in Urban Infrastructures

Araújo¹,

Carneiro²,

Palha³

2020

Sustainability

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“…The paper’s second author is the professor in charge of PDGEP, and the first author coordinated the program from 2010 to 2012. The management foundation of her research came from that period developing the following papers: Francischetti et al (2011a), Francischetti et al (2011b), Souza et al (2011), Novaski et al (2012), Souza et al (2013), De Paula et al (2013).Linking management and sustainability, the research moved forward: De Paula and Melhado (2012), De Paula et al (2013), De Paula et al (2013), De Paula et al (2014), De Paula (2016), De Paula et al (2017), De Paula and Melhado (2018).A literature review was also conducted linking management and sustainability providing other authors' views.…”

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“…Linking management and sustainability, the research moved forward: De Paula and Melhado (2012), De Paula et al (2013), De Paula et al (2013), De Paula et al (2014), De Paula (2016), De Paula et al (2017), De Paula and Melhado (2018).…”

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“…Some researchers have dedicated their studies to AE design firms' management and environmental sustainability (Salgado, 2011; De paula et al , 2014; De Paula, 2016; De Paula and Melhado, 2018). Table 1 shows what should be taken into account in terms of design firms' management for promoting sustainable building.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…De Paula and Melhado (2018) found that design firms’ management processes are demanded by sustainability in the daily work practice, requiring investment, technical knowledge, new activities and agents. However, according to the authors, sustainability has not been fully taken into account in all management processes albeit it is critical in the firm strategic spheres.…”

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Management and environmental sustainability – guidelines for architectural and engineering design firms

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PurposeThe objective of this paper is to draw up management guidelines on environmental sustainability for architectural and engineering design firms.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is derived from a research experience between 2010 and 2018. That experience comes from three source sets: Management Development Program for Design Firms from the Research Line of Management Design, Department of Civil Construction Engineering, University of São Paulo in Brazil; papers including a doctoral thesis; and literature review. Revisiting and investigating processes were conducted by research questions, resulting in lessons learned, management difficulties and guidelines.FindingsThe guidelines were drawn up from a strategic sphere, understanding internal and external factors to the firm, diagnosis of the firm's management and sustainability, a building sustainability plan, implications of the plan for management processes, plan monitoring and control and plan evaluation.Research limitations/implicationsThe studies were mostly conducted in Brazil, and one of them in the USA. Other studies could be carried out in other countries comparing findings or implementing the guidelines.Practical implicationsThe findings will provide feedback to Management Development Program for Design Firms (PDGEP) in the action research method. Moreover, the knowledge about firm's capabilities can advance understanding of architectural and engineering (AE) design firm management as support for sustainability, performance and building information modeling (BIM).Originality/valueArchitectural and engineering design firms are hardly discussed; design is treated in the building project context, giving prominence to technical solutions, not to management ones.

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Sustainability in Management Processes: Case Studies in Architectural Design Firms

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Predictive Methodology for the Quantification of Environmental Aspects in Urban Infrastructures

Predictive Methodology for the Quantification of Environmental Aspects in Urban Infrastructures

Management and environmental sustainability – guidelines for architectural and engineering design firms

On-Demand Warehousing Model for Open Space Event Development Services: A Case Study in Lima, Peru

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