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dc.contributor.authorTam, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorShen, L.
dc.contributor.authorM.Y. Yau, Rico
dc.contributor.authorTam, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:07:05Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:07:05Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2009-10-20T22:11:59Z
dc.identifier.issn03601323
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.10.035
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/17082
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the existing environmental management communications practice among project participants in project development processes. There is a growing pressure for all project participants to extend their traditional business objectives of only lowering cost and shortening project duration to improve environmental performance. In achieving better environmental performance, it is essential to collect responses from project participants including project clients, consultants, contractors and various sub-contractors to build up collaboration. As this collaboration is based largely on communications among various parties, the validity and effectiveness of the communications are essential to enable effective collaboration. By investigating practical applications, this paper identifies gaps of communications among project participants, and shows that these gaps present barriers to the improvement of environmental performance in construction. Possible solutions to communication gaps are investigated, leading to the proposal of a communicationmapping model for environmental management (CMEM). The CMEM is proposed as a method aimed at effectively implementing environmental management in construction practice. Data used for this study are collected from six construction projects in Hong Kong. A free-flow mapping approach is also employed to assist the investigations. It is believed that this study can help improving communications among project participants and environmental performance in the construction industry.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPergamon
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/296/description#description
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom3093
dc.relation.ispartofpageto3107
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBuilding and Environment
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Science and Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchitecture
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBuilding
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0502
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1202
dc.titleOn using a communication-mapping model for environmental management (CMEM) to improve environmental performance in project development processes
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTam, Vivian WY.


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