The environmental damage arising from the construction and engineering services was responsible for the appearance of several norms and resolutions regulating and directing the sector’s performance. In this article, ...The environmental damage arising from the construction and engineering services was responsible for the appearance of several norms and resolutions regulating and directing the sector’s performance. In this article, we research how professionals with experience in public bids assess the difficulty degree of the implementation of those requirements and how they assess the environmental legislation regarding the protection and conservation of the environment, impact on costs, deadlines and the solution to environmental problems. The results show that industry professionals consider as “high” the level of difficulty to implement the addressed sustainability requirements, and that the Brazilian environmental legislation does not comply with its environmental protection role, increases the possibility of delays and costs of projects and services and hampers the emergence of solutions that could solve environmental problems.展开更多
Expediting is becoming more essential with the increase of engineering construction projects by Chinese companies abroad.According to Xinhua News Agency,from 2013 to 2018,Chinese enterprises’direct investment in coun...Expediting is becoming more essential with the increase of engineering construction projects by Chinese companies abroad.According to Xinhua News Agency,from 2013 to 2018,Chinese enterprises’direct investment in countries along the Belt and Road(B&R)exceeded USD 90 billion,with an average annual growth rate of 5.2%.For countries along B&R,the value of Engineering Procurement Construction(EPC)projects signed with Chinese companies exceeded USD 600 billion,which is an average annual increase of 11.9%.展开更多
文摘The environmental damage arising from the construction and engineering services was responsible for the appearance of several norms and resolutions regulating and directing the sector’s performance. In this article, we research how professionals with experience in public bids assess the difficulty degree of the implementation of those requirements and how they assess the environmental legislation regarding the protection and conservation of the environment, impact on costs, deadlines and the solution to environmental problems. The results show that industry professionals consider as “high” the level of difficulty to implement the addressed sustainability requirements, and that the Brazilian environmental legislation does not comply with its environmental protection role, increases the possibility of delays and costs of projects and services and hampers the emergence of solutions that could solve environmental problems.
文摘Expediting is becoming more essential with the increase of engineering construction projects by Chinese companies abroad.According to Xinhua News Agency,from 2013 to 2018,Chinese enterprises’direct investment in countries along the Belt and Road(B&R)exceeded USD 90 billion,with an average annual growth rate of 5.2%.For countries along B&R,the value of Engineering Procurement Construction(EPC)projects signed with Chinese companies exceeded USD 600 billion,which is an average annual increase of 11.9%.