Sustainability and Construction

Kamal Dhawan holds a BTech from Jawaharlal Nehru University and an MTech from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He is a professional who gained expertise in the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) domain of mission critical equipment while in India. During his career, he was involved with supply chain entities, both domestic and foreign businesses, and worked extensively on projects pertaining to Life Cycle Management of complex engineering assets, including life extension and upgradation. He is currently a PhD researcher at Auckland University of Technology, and his study focus is on construction logistics and supply chain management.

Sustainability and Construction: The Global Context and the New Zealand Perspective explores various facets of construction, from inception, through operationalization, and end-of-life management from the perspective of practice-driven sustainability. After an introductory chapter laying the foundations for the sustainability concept and another one relating sustainability to the corporate environment, the volume then delves into the various phases of a construction project to examine related sustainability issues with exemplifying case studies that illustrate the state-of-the-art worldwide.The authors' unique treatment of the overarching themes impacting sustainability in the global construction industry and how these intersect in their local context (i.e., New Zealand) ultimately allows them to offer a well-balanced and thorough reference that proves to be a value-added, highly visual resource for professional engineers, students and researchers, policymakers, and various industry stakeholders.

1. Sustainability and the Construction Context2. Corporate Sustainability and Governance3. Planning for Construction4. Design and Design Management5. The Construction Process6. Construction Project Delivery7. Supply Chain and Logistics8. Operation, Maintenance, and End of Life9. Waste and Waste Management10. Sustainability Reporting, Benchmarking, and Assessment11. The Living Building12. Technology as a Sustainability Enabler13. Regulation and Rating/Assessment Systems14. The Stakeholder Context of Sustainability in Construction Conclusion - Sustainable Construction in New Zealand - A 'Wicked' Problem