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Abbasian-Hosseini, S A, Hsiang, S M, Leming, M L and Liu, M (2014) From Social Network to Data Envelopment Analysis: Identifying Benchmarks at the Site Management Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Arambula, E and Gharaibeh, N (2014) Methods for Accumulating Construction and Material Quality Test Results and Their Effect on Acceptance Decisions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Hanna, A S, Lotfallah, W, Aoun, D G and Asmar, M E (2014) Mathematical Formulation of the Project Quarterback Rating: New Framework to Assess Construction Project Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Kim, T W and Fischer, M (2014) Ontology for Representing Building Users’ Activities in Space-Use Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Lau, S, Lu, M and Poon, C (2014) Formalized Approach to Discretize a Continuous Plant in Construction Simulations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Mello Saraiva Caldeira, L M and Brito, A (2014) Use of Soil-Rock Mixtures in Dam Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Naderpajouh, N, Mahdavi, A, Hastak, M and Aldrich, D P (2014) Modeling Social Opposition to Infrastructure Development. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Pomares, J C, Irles, R, Segovia, E and Ferrer, B (2014) Acceleration and Deflection Analysis for Class C Edge Protection Systems in Construction Work. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Sousa, V, Almeida, N M and Dias, L A (2014) Role of Statistics and Engineering Judgment in Developing Optimized Time-Cost Relationship Models. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
Xia, B, Skitmore, M, Wu, P and Chen, Q (2014) How Public Owners Communicate the Sustainability Requirements of Green Design-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Design/build; Sustainable development; Green buildings; Contractor selection; Design/build; Request for proposals; Sustainability requirements; Sustainable buildings; Project planning and design;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000879
- Abstract:
The design/build (DB) system is regarded as an effective means of delivering sustainable buildings. Specifying clear sustainability requirements to potential contractors is of great importance to project success. This research investigates the current state-of-the-practice for the definition of sustainability requirements within the public sectors of the U.S. construction market using a robust content analysis of 49 DB requests for proposals (RFPs). The results reveal that owners predominantly communicate their desired level of sustainability through the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) certification system. The sustainability requirement has become an important dimension for the best-value evaluation of DB contractors with specific importance weightings of up to 25%. Additionally, owners of larger projects and who provide less design information in their RFPs generally allocate significantly higher importance weightings to sustainability requirements. The primary knowledge contribution of this study to the construction industry is the reveal of current trends in DB procurement for green projects. The findings also provide owners, architects, engineers, and constructors with an effective means of communicating sustainability objectives in solicitation documents.
Zhao, X, Hwang, B and Low, S P (2014) Investigating Enterprise Risk Management Maturity in Construction Firms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(08).