The Management of Environmental Resources in the Construction Sector: An Empirical Model

Ionel-Sorinel Vasilca, Madlena Nen, Oana Chivu, Valentin Radu, Cezar-Petre Simion and Nicolae Marinescu
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Ionel-Sorinel Vasilca: Department of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Madlena Nen: DLSSMM, Military Technical Academy Ferdinand I, 050141 Bucharest, Romania
Oana Chivu: Department of Materials, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Cezar-Petre Simion: Department of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: This research emphasizes the analysis and assessment of the environmental impact in the construction sector. It aims to propose a model for analyzing the management of environmental resources in the building process. This specific sector presents a significant potential risk of negatively affecting the environment, through pollution, energy consumption, and waste generation. Environmental responsibility involves analyzing the environmental impact and implementing effective solutions for an adequate governance of the environmental resources. Various life cycle assessment methods are employed to design a new model of management of environmental resources, starting from the factors impacting the environment. The resulting model takes these factors into account and carries several advantages from an organizational point of view. One novel result is that the model can be applied at a microeconomic level as well as at a macroeconomic level. By implementing this model, the preconditions for reconfiguring operational conditions and processes with significant impact on resource consumption within construction projects can be created at a company level. As such, the objective for the construction sector is to manage the use of resources efficiently and, at the same time, to restore the areas possibly affected by the specific operations.

Keywords: construction; environment; environmental management; environmental resources; energy consumption; life cycle assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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