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UNDERSTANDING AND MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN PROJECTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Joseph Mansour Salamé ,
Yann Leroy ,
Michael Saidani  and
Isabelle Nicolai
Joseph Mansour Salamé*
Affiliation:
Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire Genie Industriel
Yann Leroy
Affiliation:
Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire Genie Industriel
Michael Saidani
Affiliation:
Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire Genie Industriel
Isabelle Nicolai
Affiliation:
Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, Laboratoire Genie Industriel
*
Mansour Salamé, Joseph, CentraleSupelec - University Paris Saclay, Laboratoire Genie Industriel, France, joseph.mansoursalame@centralesupelec.fr

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The formalization of environmental issues has gained prominence since the definition of sustainable development by the Brundtland's report. Environmental performance has then been introduced to qualify the “green” contribution of an organization to its surrounding environment. However, its multi-dimensional aspects can be problematic when designing projects and making decisions, especially in the infrastructure sector where industrial activities are the most polluting ones. The aim of the study is to fill the environmental gap and confusion for decision-makers on the understanding of environmental performance, as well as to communicate on it, to define and share a clear vision and targets. A literature review is conducted and confronted with an industrial example in the railway sector to analyze the existing misunderstandings in industries while approaching environmental issues. By proposing and setting a clear framework of environmental performance, this research contributes to the conceptualization of environmental performance. More precisely, it characterizes an environmentally performant design project, in order to consider environmental performance as a driver and catalyzer of value creation.

Keywords

SustainabilityEcodesignProject managementEnvironmental performanceRailway industry
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 3269 - 3278
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