Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) for construction
Titel:
Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) for construction
Auteur:
Tam, C. M. Tam, Vivian W. Y. Zeng, S. X.
Verschenen in:
Building research & information
Paginering:
Jaargang 30 (2002) nr. 5 pagina's 349-361
Jaar:
2002-09-01
Inhoud:
Environmental management system (EMS) has been advocated for all economic sectors. Construction, as one of the pollution generators, is not exempt from EMS. However, in performing EMS, the greatest obstacle is the lack of objective performance evaluation criteria. ISO 14000 is an international environmental management system (EMS), which deals with the management of the organizational environmental performance. In 1999, ISO 14031 Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) was introduced for assessing the environmental performance related to the management and operational systems. The Hong Kong construction industry lags behind other sectors of the economy in implementing EMS and EPE because the self-initiating nature of the scheme lacks any external stimulus. The high initial cost of the scheme deters contractors from the implementation. However, the application of EPE offers many benefits to the Hong Kong construction industry. Therefore, this paper discusses the benefits and difficulties when implementing EPE in the construction industry. Some obstacles have been identified and suggestions to overcome them are made. Le systeme de gestion de l'environnement (SGE) a ete preconise pour tous les secteurs economiques. Le secteur de la construction, un des secteurs polluants, n'est pas exempt du SGE. Cependant, le principal obstacle a la mise en place du SGE est le manque de criteres d'evaluation de performance objectifs. L'ISO 14000 est un systeme de gestion de l'environnement (SGE) international qui traite de la gestion de la performance de l'environnement structurel. En 1999, l'evaluation de la performance en matiere d'environnement (EPE), ISO 14031, a ete introduite pour evaluer la performance de l'environnement liee aux systemes de gestion et de fonctionnement. L'industrie de la construction de Hong Kong, par rapport aux autres secteurs de l'economie, tarde a mettre en place le SGE et l'EPE car le plan base sur l'initiative propre manque d'incitation externe. Le cout initial eleve du plan dissuade les entrepreneurs de le mettre en place. Pourtant, l'application de l'EPE offre de nombreux avantages a l'industrie de la construction de Hong Kong. Certains obstacles ont ete identifies et des suggestions ont ete formulees pour les surmonter.