scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SITE SELECTION AND PROJECT PLANNING INDICATORS IN BEAS

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Kridlova Burdova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Project Planning

scholarly journals Evaluation of Family Houses in Slovakia Using a Building Environmental Assessment System

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Krídlová Burdová ◽  
Iveta Selecká ◽  
Silvia Vilčeková ◽  
Dušan Burák ◽  
Anna Sedláková
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Sustainable Construction

The presented study is focused on the verification of a Building Environmental Assessment System (BEAS). A total of 13 detached family houses representing typical construction sites in Slovakia were chosen for analysis, evaluation and certification by using a BEAS which contains several main fields: A—Site Selection and Project Planning; B—Building Construction; C—Indoor Environment; D—Energy Performance; E—Water Management; and F—Waste Management. The results of this study show that the current construction method for family houses does not respect the criteria of sustainable construction as much as it possibly can. The reason for this is that investment costs for construction are prioritized over environmental and social aspects. Therefore, one house with a score of 1.10 is certified as BEAS BRONZE, ten family houses with scores of 1.56–2.88 are certified as BEAS SILVER and only two family houses with total scores of 3.59 and 3.87, respectively, are certified as BEAS GOLD. The overall results show that the weakest fields of sustainability are Waste management, Energy performance and Building construction. The best-rated fields are Site Selection and Project Planning, Indoor Environment and Water Management. In the future, it is essential to pay attention to those areas where the sustainability criteria have not been reached, as well as to raise project teams’ awareness of sustainability issues and subsequently to transfer them to building practices.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Risk Management & Engineering Management Practices at Project Planning Phase on Performance of Construction Projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1365-1375
Author(s):  
Shahid Iqbal ◽  
Nabeel Ehtisham ◽  
Syed Farqaleet K. Bukhari ◽  
Shahid Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Engineering Management ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
The World

Project Risk management is known as an important workout for the achievement of desired objectives for the construction projects. Success in construction project is quantified by attaining its enactment in terms of project quality, project cost, project time, project safety. Construction projects in Pakistan, typically in the whole world have a high risk of being pointedly late and over budget. However, a bit of schedule and cost related risks are unavoidable in any construction project around the world. It was found out that the engineers were generally nominated earlier the design phase of any project. Due to this reason maximum projects did not get the advantage from SMEs at the planning stage of the project. This study also supports that project managers who are engineers be involved in construction projects site selection, in preliminary budget and schedule development by using good Engineering Management Practices.

scholarly journals Interlinked Sustainability Aspects of Low-Rise Residential Family House Development in Slovakia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Vilčeková ◽  
Iveta Selecká ◽  
Eva Burdová ◽  
Ľudmila Mečiarová
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Family House ◽  
Design And Construction

This paper compares the sustainability aspects of three family houses according to the Slovak building environmental assessment system (BEAS). Various categories of family houses were evaluated, including site selection, project planning, building construction, indoor environment, energy performance, and water and waste management. Based on the results, Family Houses 3 and 2 are certified as BEAS SILVER, with scores of 2.46 and 2.01, respectively. Family House 1 is certified as BEAS BRONZE, with an overall score of 1.44. The results show, not only the importance of the site in terms of availability, connectivity to the network and the potential to use renewable energy sources, but also the importance of the design and construction of the building, including the application of environmentally friendly building materials, ensuring the quality of the indoor environment and the energy efficiency of the building. The aims of this study were to highlight the current trend in the design and construction of low-rise residential family houses in Slovakia and to identify gaps in the design and construction of key sustainability aspects through the existing building environmental assessment system. In the future, many low-rise residential family houses will be assessed to modify and validate BEAS.

The Environmental Assessment Matrix as a Site-Selection Tool—A Case Study

1975 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Tamblyn ◽  
Edward A. Cederborg
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Selection Tool ◽  
Assessment Matrix ◽  
A Site

Environmental Assessment of Building Materials and Constructions

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 3161-3165
Author(s):  
Eva Kridlova-Burdova ◽  
Silvia Vilčeková
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
The One ◽  
Selection Of

Since previous instances the requirements of environmental safety, suitability and responsibility of buildings have increased. The criteria of sustainability are included in building environmental assessment systems and tools used in different countries for evaluating their sustainable and environmental performance. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the one of most significant filed in building environmental assessment system (BEAS), which was developed at the Technical University of Košice. The Slovak system was developed on the basis of existing systems used in many countries. BEAS as a multi-criteria system which is incorporated in proposed main fields: site selection&project planning; building construction; indoor environment; energy performance; water management and waste management. Selection of building materials and structures is very important in term of embodied energy and emissions of pollutants. The field of building construction will be introduced in the paper. The aim is also weighting and analysis of significance of building construction indicators in system BEAS with is applicable in Slovak conditions.

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND THE INITIATIVE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTH AMERICA (IIRSA): A MULTIPLE CASE REVIEW

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 515-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAUDIA KIS MADRID ◽  
GORDON M. HICKEY ◽  
MICHEL A. BOUCHARD
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
South American ◽  
Case Review ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Agriculture Products

Over the last decade, South American countries have been promoting physical integration of the territory in response to regional export-driven industrialisation policies and the global demand for agriculture products, livestock, and energy sources. A prominent example of this is the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA), which was launched at the Meeting of South American Presidents in 2000. At the time of writing, 514 infrastructure projects (including roads, pipelines, waterways, dams and telecommunications systems), with an estimated investment of US$69 billion, had been initiated. Importantly, previous similar development processes in the region have caused serious negative environmental and social impacts. Therefore, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has been mandated to ensure that the social and environmental issues are adequately addressed in the project planning process. This paper identifies the conditions under which: (a) the SEAs of the IIRSA projects have been undertaken, and (b) the Action Plans have been (or will be) implemented. Using case studies, it analyses whether the SEAs that have been carried out for the IIRSA's projects can be considered effective under these conditions. Finally, drawing on the case study findings, potential ways for improving SEA performance and maximising effectiveness in South America are discussed.

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