ISO 14000: Its relevance to the construction industry of Singapore and its potential as the next industry milestone

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-461

  Kein, Alan Tan Tong ^a   Ofori, George ^a   Briffett, Clive ^b  

^a Bukit Merah HDB Centre   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Environmental management; Implementation; ISO 14000; Singapore

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; IMPLEMENTATION; ISO 14000; SINGAPORE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURING;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032781021     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461999371376     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Biggs, R. and Nestel, G. (1996) ISO 14000: proactive building blocks for achieving global sustainable development, Internet : http:// www.rfweston.com/sd/iso.htmSavoid.
2. Briffett, C. (1996) ISO 14000: environmental management systems - its relevance for building design, construction and use, in Inter-Faculty Conference on Building Design, Construction, Use and the Environment, National University of Singapore, 3 April.
3. Bright, K. (1991) Building A Greener Future - Environmental Issues Facing Tlie Construction Industry, Occasional Paper No. 49. Chartered Institute Of Building, Ascot.
4. BSI (1994) BS 7750: Specification for Environmental Management Systems. British Standards Institution, HMSO, 'London.
5. Brown, L.R., Flavin, C. and Kane, H. (1996) Vital Signs 1996: TJie Trends That Are Shaping our Future. Norton Co. and Worldwatch Institute, New York.
6. Brundtland, G. (1987) Our Common Future, Oxford University Press.
7. CIDB (1994) 10th Anniversary Commemorative Document, Construction Industry Development Board, Singapore.
8. CIRIA (1993) Environmental Issues in Construction: A review of issues and initiatives relevant to construction and related industries, Vol. 2, Technical Review, Special Publication 94, Construction Industry Research and Information Association, London.
9. CIRIA (1994a) Environmental Handbook for Building and Civil Engineering Projects, Vol. 1, Design and Specification, Special Publication 97, Construction Industry Research and Information Association, London.
10. CIRIA (1994b) Environmental Handbook for Building and Civil Engineering Projects, Vol. 2, Construction phase, Special Publication 98, Construction Industry Research and Information Association, London.
11. CIRIA (1995) A Client's Guide to Greener Construction, Special Publication 120, Construction Industry Research and Information Association, London.
12. DETR (1998) Opportunities for Change, Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions, HMSO, London.
13. Fiksel, J. (1996) Design for Environment: Creating Eco-efficient Products and Processes, McGraw Hill, New York.
14. Foo, K.B., Lye, L.H. and Koh, K.L. (1995) Environmental protection: the legal framework, in Environment and the City, Ooi, G.L. (ed.), Times Publishers, Singapore, pp. 47-99.
15. Griffith, A. (1994) Environmental Management in Construction, Macmillan, London.
16. Hill, R.C. and Bowen, P. (1997) Sustainable construction: principles and a framework for attainment. Construction Management and Economics, 15(3), 223-239.
17. ISO (1996a) ISO 14001- Environmental Management Systems - Specification With Guidance for Use, DIS, International Organization for Standardisation,
18. Geneva. ISO (1996b) ISO 14004- Environmental Management Systems - General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Supporting Techniques, DIS, International Organization for Standardisation, Geneva.
19. ISO (1996c) ISO 14010 - Guidelines for Environmental Auditing - General Principles, DIS, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.
20. Lenssen, N. and Roodman, D.M. (1995) Making better buildings in State of the World 1995, Worldwatch Institute (ed.), Norton, New York, pp. 95-112.
21. Low, C.K. (1996) Environmental friendly architecture in Singapore, unpublished dissertation, National University of Singapore.
22. Miller, M.A.L. (1995) TJie TJiird World in Global Environmental Politics, Open University Press, Buckingham.
23. Ministry of the Environment (1991) Singapore's Green Plan: Towards an Environment City -A Draft Proposal, Singapore.
24. Ministry of the Environment (1993) Environmental Protection in Singapore: A Hand Book, Singapore.
25. Moavenzadeh, F. (1994) Global Construction and the Environment: Strategies and Opportunities, Wiley, New York.
26. NCC AB (1998) NCC Environmental Report 1997,
27. Sila. Ofori, G. (1992) The environment: the fourth construction project objective? Construction Management and Economics, 10(5), 369-95.
28. Ofori, G. (1993) The environment as a construction project objective, in Proceedings: Seminar on Environmental Issues in Development and Conservation, Briffett, C. and Sim, L.L. (eds) Singapore, pp. 52-6.
29. Ofori, G. (1998) Sustainable construction: principles and a framework for attainment - comment. Construction Management and Economics, 16(2), 141-45.
30. Ofori, G., Teo, P. and Leong, C. (1996) Economics of quality in construction in Singapore, in Proceedings, CIB W-55 Building Economics 7th International Symposium on Economic Management of Innovation, Productivity and Quality in Construction, M. Katavic (ed.) pp. 871-82.
31. Ooi, G.L. (1995) Environment and the City, Times Publishers, Singapore.
32. PSB (1996a) Local Enterprise Technical Assistance Scheme (LETAS), Productivity and Standards Board, unpublished promotion circular, April.
33. PSB (1996b) PSB ISO 14000 (environmental management system) certification scheme, application procedures, Productivity and Standards Board, unpublished circular, 23 May.
34. PSB (1996c) ISO 14000 environmental management system (EMS), Productivity and Standards Board, unpublished promotion circular, 23 May.
35. Quality Network (1996a) International Standard ISO 14000, Internet: http:// www.quality.co.uk/ quality/ isol4000.htm.
36. Quality Network (1996b) The European Eco-Management & Audit Scheme EMAS, Internet: http:// www.quality.co.uk/ quality/ emas.htm.
37. Quality Network (1996c) Benefits of Eco-Management Systems, Internet: http:// www.quality.co.uk/ quality/ eco/ benefits.htm.
38. Rothery, B. (1995) ISO 14000 and ISO 9000, Gower, London.
39. Samuels, R. and Prasad D. K. (1994) Global Warming and the Built Environment, E & FN Spon, London.
40. SISIR (1995) Directory of SISIR Certified Products and Companies, and Accredited Laboratories. Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research, Singapore.
41. Skanska AB (1998) Skanska Environmental Report 1997, Göteborg.
42. Tan, H.Y. (1996) Help for SMEs seeking to attain ISO 14000 award, The Straits Times, 7 November, p. 37.
43. The Straits Times (1995) Going green early can give companies an edge, 1 October, p. 13.
44. Tlie Straits Times (1996) We congratulate the following companies on their achievement of ISO 9000 certification, 23 May, p. 31.
45. Tibor, T. and Feldman, I. (1996) ISO 14000: A Guide to the New Environmental Management Standards, Irwin, Chicago.
46. UNCHS (1990) People, Settlements, Environment and Development, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, Nairobi.
47. UNCHS (1993) Development of National Capacity for Environmentally Sound Construction, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, Nairobi.
48. Worldwatch Institute (1995) State of the World 1995, Norton, New York.