Environmental consideration in procurement of construction contracts: current practice, problems and opportunities in green procurement in the Swedish construction industry

Research and initiatives concerning green procurement have to a great extent focused on products. This article, however, explores the current practice, problems and opportunities of green procurement of construction contracts. In particular, the application of environmental criteria for contract awa...

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Published in:Journal of cleaner production 2009-09, Vol.17 (13), p.1214-1222
Main Authors: Varnäs, Annika, Balfors, Berit, Faith-Ell, Charlotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Construction contract
Environmental engineering
Environmental management
Green procurement
Green purchasing
Miljöteknik
Other technology
TECHNOLOGY
TEKNIKVETENSKAP
Övriga teknikvetenskaper
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Summary:Research and initiatives concerning green procurement have to a great extent focused on products. This article, however, explores the current practice, problems and opportunities of green procurement of construction contracts. In particular, the application of environmental criteria for contract awarding is targeted. The findings of the study indicate that both public and private clients in the Swedish construction industry take environmental issues into consideration in their procurements. The environmental preferences are often formulated as environmental requirements. However, environmental criteria in tender evaluation are less common and seldom affect the award decisions. The environmental evaluation criteria that do occur often relate to the contractors' capabilities of managing the environmental work in the project.
ISSN:0959-6526
1879-1786
1879-1786
DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.04.001