 | Construction for a Regenerative Future Subjects: Built Environment; Global Development; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Engineering & Technology; Environment and Sustainability; Geography; Urban Studies; Sustainable Development; Urban Economics; Cities & Infrastructure; Architecture; Building and Construction; Business Management and Accounting; Industry & Industrial Studies; Engineering Management; Mining Mineral & Petroleum Engineering; Environmental Management; Human Geography; Sustainable Architecture; Building Project Management; Building Techniques; Construction Business Management; Construction Management; Construction Materials; Green Construction; Engineering Project Management; Environmental Impact Assessment; Urban Geography; Environmental Geography; Development Geography; Production Operations & Information Management; Management of Technology & Innovation; Construction & Heavy Industry; Mining Engineering; This is a book about how to manage the processes involved in a construction project towards a sustainable and regenerative end-product. It covers key project management concepts and links the construction process to the objectives of UN SDGs and beyond zero carbon emissions throughout the whole project lifecycle. This introductory textbook is written from a project manager´s perspective including considerations of circular economy throughout the construction process focusing on a regenerative or restorative outcome. The book examines the importance of the type and purpose of a building, circularity and de-construction, the site, the client and its organisation, stakeholder considerations, the project organisation, the procurement of consultants and contractors, project performance during design and construction, project hand-over to the client, and the building´s operation and maintenance. It also illustrates how to verify the building using existing environmental certifications, how to calculate carbon emissions and how to deal with used construction materials from a circular economy perspective. International examples of best practice are included throughout, and the book is structured in a way which students will find engaging and easy to follow. This is an ideal textbook for use on construction, architecture and engineering programmes where the emphasis must urgently be placed on students fostering regenerative construction solutions in their coming professional life. Urban Persson is a PhD and Lecturer in the Division of Construction Management at Lund University, Sweden. He has 35 years of experience from consultancy in construction and environmental management and as CEO of a real estate company. |
