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Al-Mhdawi, M K S, Brito, M, Onggo, B S, Qazi, A, O'Connor, A and Namian, M (2023) Construction risk management in Iraq during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges to implementation and efficacy of practices. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Alankarage, S, Chileshe, N, Samaraweera, A, Rameezdeen, R and Edwards, D J (2023) Guidelines for using a case study approach in construction culture research: Application to BIM-enabled organizations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Alikhani, H, Le, C, Jeong, H D and Damnjanovic, I (2023) Sequential machine learning for activity sequence prediction from daily work report data. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Cuciniello, G, Inzerillo, G, Corazziari, L, Ciampini, A, Degni, R, Torresi, M and Leandri, P (2023) Modeling the tire-pavement noise as a regression function of speed, mixture properties, and age of the layer. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Deng, J, Zhao, Y, Li, X, Wang, Y and Zhou, Y (2023) Network embeddedness, relationship norms, and cooperative behavior: Analysis based on evolution of construction project network. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Dhanshyam, M and Srivastava, S K (2023) Decision framework for efficient risk mitigation in BOT highway infrastructure service projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Hochscheid, E, Falardeau, M, Lapalme, J, Boton, C and Rivest, L (2023) Practitioners' concerns about their liability toward BIM collaborative digital mockups: Case study in civil engineering. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Jiang, F, Lyu, Y, Zhang, Y and Guo, Y (2023) Research on the differences between risk-factor attention and risk losses in PPP projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Kong, Z, Ma, H, Lv, K and Shi, J J (2023) Liability of foreignness in public-private partnership projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Lei, Z, Sadiq Altaf, M, Cheng, Z, Liu, H and Tang, S (2023) Measurement of information loss and transfer impacts of technology systems in offsite construction processes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Li, J, Yang, M, Liu, C, Li, A and Guo, B (2023) Listen to the companies: Exploring BIM job competency requirements by text mining of recruitment information in China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Liang, R, Li, R and Chong, H Y (2023) Decision-making model for evaluating joint venture contractors in construction of complex infrastructure megaprojects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Ma, H, Cao, S, Wang, Y and Zhang, H (2023) The moderating effect of optimism bias on ambivalence of workers' unsafe behaviors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Ma, J, Li, H, Yu, X, Fang, X, Fang, B, Zhao, Z, Huang, X, Anwer, S and Xing, X (2023) Sweat analysis-based fatigue monitoring during construction rebar bending tasks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Montalbán-Domingo, L, Torres-Machi, C, Sanz-Benlloch, A, Pellicer, E and Molenaar, K R (2023) Green public procurement in civil infrastructure construction: Current performance and main project characteristics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: civil engineering; environmental; green public procurement; public-works procurement; sustainability
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: http://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-13502
- Abstract:
Green Public Procurement (GPP) is an alternative for public agencies to purchase goods and services with a reduced environmental impact. GPP encourages the integration of environmental criteria in the procurement procedure to achieve goals related to climate change, resource use, and sustainable consumption and production. The inclusion of environmental criteria in public procurement of civil infrastructure has been claimed as an essential step to enhance sustainability in construction. However, there is limited knowledge of how environmental criteria currently are included in public procurement. This study analyzed the inclusion of environmental criteria in public works procurement. Three research objectives were established: (1) identify the environmental criteria included in public-works procurement of civil engineering projects, (2) analyze how these criteria are included in the procurement processes, and (3) identify the characteristics of projects main factors driving in the inclusion of these environmental criteria. This study analyzed 343 tendering documents from 11 different countries at the international level. Tendering documents were analyzed using quantitative content analysis, descriptive statistics, nonparametric techniques, and logistic regressions. Within the 343 tenders analyzed, the study identified 4,500 instances in which environmental indicators were included in the procurement processes. These instances can be classified into 9 criteria (emissions, energy, environmental management, flora and fauna preservation, landscaping, materials, noise and vibration, waste, and water) and 22 subcriteria. These criteria were analyzed considering their inclusion within the procurement process, in general, and in the different stages of the procurement process, in particular: selection criteria, award criteria, and technical specifications and contract performance clauses. The results show that although more than 90% of the analyzed tenders included environmental criteria, the environmental management criterion was the only one included as selection criteria and award criteria. Environmental criteria tend to be included as technical specifications and contract performance clauses. Their inclusion depends on the type of civil infrastructure, the size of the contract, and the type of construction work. Nevertheless, the project delivery and procurement methods do not influence the inclusion of environmental criteria. This study helps procurement professionals and researchers implement GPP by providing guidance on how to incorporate environmental criteria in the procurement process based on the type of infrastructure and characteristics of the project. This action is necessary for governments interested in improving their performance toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mostofi, F, Tokdemir, O B and Toǧan, V (2023) Comprehensive root cause analysis of construction defects using semisupervised graph representation learning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Patil, K R, Bhandari, S, Agrawal, A, Ayer, S K, Perry, L A and Hallowell, M R (2023) Analysis of youtube comments to inform the design of virtual reality training simulations to target emotional arousal. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Prieto, A J and Alarcón, L F (2023) Using fuzzy inference systems for lean management strategies in construction project delivery. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Pu, H, Fan, X, Li, W, Zhang, W, Schonfeld, P, Wei, F and Xu, Z (2023) Realizing a quick partial BIM update of subgrade in railway stations. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Qin, Y and Bulbul, T (2023) An EEG-based mental workload evaluation for ar head-mounted display use in construction assembly tasks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Ranasinghe, U, Jefferies, M, Davis, P and Pillay, M (2023) Enabling a resilient work environment: An analysis of causal relationships between resilience engineering factors in construction refurbishment projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Ren, X, Li, Y and Guo, M (2023) Dynamically identifying and evaluating key barriers to promoting prefabricated buildings: Text mining approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Xiang, Z, Rashidi, A and Ou, G (2023) Integrating inverse photogrammetry and a deep learning-based point cloud segmentation approach for automated generation of BIM models. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).
Zhou, X and Liao, P C (2023) Weighing votes in human-machine collaboration for hazard recognition: Inferring a hazard-based perceptual threshold and decision confidence from electroencephalogram wavelets. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).