The Necessities Of Developing Green Construction Project Management

Over the past few years, the construction industry has been changing dramatically. One of the most important stages in the construction management and business management is the planning phase. They share similar two main levels of planning which are the strategic and operational planning. However, business management planning to decide in advance what should be done, and how to do it, when you do and you are done. On the other hand, Construction management strategic planning is to deal with selection on a high level of overall objective of the project, including the scope, procurement methods, schedules and financing options but the planning of operations, including the

Projects are used today as a way of achieving a variety of outcomes in local or international locations for new constructions, new product development, product improvement, process design, process improvement, utility installation, theory and technology development, and many more. Bringing a project to a successful conclusion requires the integration of numerous management functions like controlling, directing, team building, communication and others. It also requires cost and schedule management, technical and risk management, conflict and stakeholder 's management, and life cycle management.

Construction projects use a significant amount of materials and supplies. When these materials are used in a socially and environmentally responsible way, it improves your personal relationship with the environment and reduces your impact on the earth.

Producing guidelines, standards and codes such as Building Code of Australia, Green Star ratings and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings for new building and refurbishment projects is a good method to encourage, identify and implement sustainability in construction. In the past, sustainable construction meant traditional approaches to construction was more complex and extensive and less profits in projects to adopt sustainability products and processes. Sustainable construction however should be seen although complex, incorporates aspects of economic efficiency, environmental performance and social responsibility with the aim to meet the needs of today without compromising future’s needs (Lafarge Holcim Foundation

Global climate change, a growing population, decreasing availability of fossil fuels increasing environmental and economic concerns regarding energy use are driving forces towards more sustainable ways of responding to energy demands (Li et al., 2011). Energy consumption is widely increasing all around the world resulting in rising of the energy price and global environmental problems. It is estimated that the world energy consumption will increase from 522 EJ in 2006 to 570 EJ in 2015 and 730 EJ in 2030. Due to the rising energy demand and diminishing energy resources, sustainability and energy conservation are becoming increasingly important topics (Conti et al., 2013). Governments and businesses are starting to pay more attention to the role of energy in the design, development and operation of buildings and whole communities.

from embodied greenhouse gases of building materials and 6-8% from transportation of building materials. On the other hand, Yan et al. (2010) did not take into consideration some project phases as maintenance phase, operation phase, and deconstruction/demolition phase. Tang et al. (2013) demonstrated the relationship between project duration, project cost and greenhouse gases emissions. They presented a methodology for construction management practices in the pre-planning stage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without increasing contractor's financial burden and causing a delay in the contractor's schedule.

With great pleasure I submit this semester paper that we have been assigned as an essential requirement for this course, Sustainable Construction. I found the study to be quite interesting, beneficial and knowledgeable. I have tried my best to prepare an effective and creditable paper.

　　　　Choosing the right material would determine the energy efficiency of the building, because to achieve sustainability we need to combine both, materials, and the process of construction so we could maximize its efficiency, durability, and savings. Getting everything correct and right from the beginning could save the customer time, money and it would increase the lifetime of the building. The focus of this report will be mainly on how to achieve sustainability in a building from the designing phase,

In recent years there has been an improved development for the need of design management in construction. Effective design management is necessary for a successful project but the clear picture of design management is not understood properly (S Austin, 2002). Design is a very key aspect of construction and with the help of a good team; good sustainable projects can be produced. The need for improvement of design in construction is very necessary. Delivering the project on time, budget and providing a value to construction is needed (S Austin, 2002). However the role of a design manager is poorly noted and does not have a robust path (Newton, n.d.).

As far as project management is concerned, it is referred as the use of management process, skills and tools in a project in order to gain successful outcomes through it. In a project life cycle, management the most imperative step is the planning step because through this step a clear picture of the tasks comes into view. Beside this, it is also planned that what type of resources will be required to accomplish each task and what will be the goals of each task. After evaluation, if resources are available and

The building sector affects the society in various ways: economically, socially, naturally, and built environmentally. In a more direct or indirect manner, the various building activities including designs, construction, use, refurbishments, as well as demolition of the buildings affects the environmental performance differently. In bringing environmental issue into the context, it is true that a feature of environmentally sustainable is not only comfortable to occupy, but also consume small amount of energy. Studies argue that the major goal of sustainable design involves reducing or ultimately eliminating depletion of natural resources and degradation of environment due to the infrastructures and facilities made by man.

In the constructive process, high costs and consumptions of unnecessary sources generate huge wastes and customer dissatisfaction. However, current sustainable construction research has been focused mainly on the design and operation stages of projects rather than constructive process.

As people known, to use renewable resource and to save energy or comfortable indoor environment is far from the overall picture. Because construction mentioned above is an industry which include many aspects such as land use and application of advanced technology, etc. Therefore if we want to define what is green building we should recognize the whole industrial chain included each aspects and unintended environment, social, economic, consequence brought possibly of complex activity. Kats (2003) in his article stated that the sustainable or green building should deal with those key points: environment, resource & energy consumption, impact on people, financial impact and the world at large which is a broader set of issues such as ground water recharge or global warming, as well governmental policies are typically concerned about (Kats, 2003, P. 1). And another institute, Office of the federal Environmental Executive (2003) defined green building as the practice of increasing the efficiency with which

Green Planet Contractors (GPC) was established mainly on its beliefs of energy efficiency and a healthier planet while constructing the highest quality work and meeting all required quality standards. It is also important that all our projects are built safe, completed on time, and within budget. GPC is a Miami based Construction Company specializing in new construction and renovations of commercial buildings. Since our inception, we have completed over 30 projects each over $5 million dollars in value.

The construction industry is considered as one of the most complicated industry in the world. Different problem could be raised during the construction process starting from the bidding phase and ending with close out phase. During that time, the construction managers will be responsible to take many of the critical decisions to minimize the influence of a specific event. Quality in the construction industry occupying a high priority among other characteristics. In fact, providing the ultimate product/service quality to the customers in the construction projects could be very challengeable because two main aspects represented by cost and time will be contributed with the final project quality. In fact, the construction