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Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects

Management Strategies and Innovations

  • 1st Edition - June 8, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Bon-Gang Hwang
  • Language: English

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Description

Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects: Management Strategies and Innovations expertly explains the specific characteristics and management approaches of green construction projects using in-depth examples that compare presented tactics to conventional construction projects. The book provides a holistic view on management strategies and innovations, focusing on the assessment and improvement of green construction projects and how to manage performance with respect to cost, scheduling, quality, safety, risk, productivity and leadership development.

Key features

  • Addresses performance improvement and project management in green construction projects, covering cost, scheduling, safety, quality, risk, productivity and leadership
  • Clearly explains the obstacles, challenges and barriers to implementing green construction projects
  • Discusses special issues that are inherent in green construction projects, from inception to delivery

Readership

Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers, and Construction Engineers

Table of contents

1. Introduction2. Background4. Green Building Rating Systems: Practices and Research Efforts5. Obstacles and Solutions for Green Construction Projects6. Knowledge Areas and Skills for Green Construction Project Management7. Green Construction Project Financing: Policies, Practices, and Research Efforts8. Cost Premium, Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects9. Schedule Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects10. Safety Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects11. Rework Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects12. Productivity Performance and Improvement of Green Construction Projects13. Risk Assessment and Mitigation Measures for Green Construction Projects14. Risk Management for Green Retrofit, Residential and Commercial Construction Projects15. Leadership Development in Green Construction Projects16. Conclusions and Recommendations

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 8, 2018
  • Language: English

About the author

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Bon-Gang Hwang

Prof Bon-Gang Hwang is a Professor at Department of Building, National University of Singapore. With over 25 years of experience in the built environment industry of the USA, Singapore, and South Korea, Prof. Hwang has served on the advisory board and consulted in various areas for both public and private organizations such as the Economic Development Board of Singapore, Singapore Process Construction & Maintenance Productivity Council, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation of Korea, Construction Industry Institute, USA, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, Singapore Refinery Corporation, Bechtel, Samsung Electronics, GS Engineering & Construction, Shimizu Corporation, Hanmi Global, etc. His current research interests are in the areas of Project & Technology Management, Green Building & Infrastructure Project Management, Project/Enterprise Performance Analytics & Innovations, and Project/Enterprise Risk Management & Decision Support Systems. Prof. Hwang has delivered over 150 invited speeches at various international conferences, seminars, and workshops, and published over 250 journal papers, conference papers, books, book chapters, research reports, and short articles to top-tier international refereed journals, conference proceedings, and publishers.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Built Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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