Assessing the role of engineering management in promoting sustainable practices in construction projects
Khakural, Suman (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025060219208
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025060219208
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Environmental sustainability and making a profit must now come together for the construction industry to tackle the obstacles caused by urban growth and building more infrastructure. Since the sector uses vast amounts of energy, emits a lot of CO₂, consumes many raw materials and creates waste, its transformation is needed to achieve worldwide climate goals.
The study looks at how engineering management drives sustainable efforts in construction projects, with a focus on Europe. While Environmental laws and the European Green Deal are strengthening, the building sector does not yet meet the goals set for long-term decarbonization.
This research uses a survey of 40 engineering managers to highlight what strategies and choices are used for sustainability at the managerial level. The results of the study are meant to fill a gap in understanding how sustainable construction can be managed, by giving actionable information to academics, practitioners and policymakers. This thesis points out that engineering managers play a pivotal role by leading the way to sustainability in the construction industry by integrating various practices that are sustainable and fostering collaborative leadership that helps for the organizational change.
The study looks at how engineering management drives sustainable efforts in construction projects, with a focus on Europe. While Environmental laws and the European Green Deal are strengthening, the building sector does not yet meet the goals set for long-term decarbonization.
This research uses a survey of 40 engineering managers to highlight what strategies and choices are used for sustainability at the managerial level. The results of the study are meant to fill a gap in understanding how sustainable construction can be managed, by giving actionable information to academics, practitioners and policymakers. This thesis points out that engineering managers play a pivotal role by leading the way to sustainability in the construction industry by integrating various practices that are sustainable and fostering collaborative leadership that helps for the organizational change.