Environmental Management: Its Application to Briefing, Design and Contract Administration

Clearly, environmental management cannot and will not happen by itself. Effective environmental management can only be realised if the many and diverse factors contributing to the construction process are consciously brought together and, moreover, the various building professionals involved perceive the need for environmental management with integrity and commitment The plain fact is that whilst some aspects of environmental management are imposed by regulation, many aspects rely upon voluntary implementation by informed clients, responsible designers and specifiers and responsive contractors. It is the responsibility of all parties, acting individually and in combination, to ensure that the basic requirements for effective environmental management are met. This chapter addresses the contributions towards environmental management that may be made during the briefing, design and contract administration phases of the construction project process.