Achieving sustainable construction within Private Finance Initiative (PFI) road projects in the UK

Akbiyikli, R; Eaton, D; Dikmen, S

Abstract

The construction industry is facing the challenge of increasing demands of its sustainability performance. The construction and maintenance of the built environment has substantial impact on the sustainability of the environment. Whist, public sector clients are increasingly asking for a sustainable approach in their specification and procurement decisions, sustainability is still seen as a novel concept within the construction industry in many parts of the world without a settled definition. The premise of this study is that the interaction between road projects realized by the private finance initiative and their delivery in the UK improve sustainability. The paper, based on case study research, explains the sustainability implementation in a PFI road project and demonstrates that the PFI mechanism facilitates sustainable implementation to a far greater extent than is achievable using traditional procurement methods.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 10, 2011
• Online Publication Date: Jun 29, 2012
• Publication Date: Jun 29, 2012
• Deposit Date: May 11, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: May 11, 2011
• Journal: Technological and Economic Development of Economy
• Print ISSN: 2029-4913
• Electronic ISSN: 2029-4921
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 207-229
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2012.677586
• Keywords: Built environment, construction, economy, private finance initiative, sustainability, roads
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2012.677586
• Related Public URLs: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tted21/current