Overview of Environmental Management Practice for Construction in Malaysia

The surrounding environment plays an important role in communities as living in a good environment can improve the health cycle, increase the quality of life and provide sustainable development for the country. The rapid growth of the human population has led to the increasing demand for infrastructure development and the construction sector in Malaysia. This overview of environmental management practice for construction in Malaysia has reviewed the overall structure of environmental management for the construction site in Malaysia. Construction management is covered in this review report, including construction waste generation, construction waste management, government bodies, government policy, the current status of the environment in Malaysia, challenges, future prospects, and other environmental considerations of environmental management practice for construction in Malaysia. Besides, the detailed guideline and orders for construction waste, effluence discharge, noise pollution, vibration, and emission release from construction in Malaysia have been reviewed and stated in this report. Lastly, a recommendation for strengthening the enforcement of law and regulation for environmental management practice to comply has been included in the conclusion of this report to overcome the challenges faced for sustainable construction development in Malaysia.

Effect of Environmental Management Practices and Sustainability on Some Selected Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria

The manufacturing sector in South East Nigeria has many challenges concerning the incorporation of sustainability into the corporate strategies and operations of the industry, given its extractive nature and the numerous social and environmental impacts related to production activity. Attaining organizational sustainability requires the implementation of environmental management practice tools that create long-term value by embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from economic, environmental, and social developments. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of environmental management practice tools on the sustainability of manufacturing organizations. The goal of the study was to determine the relationship between environmental management practice tools and sustainability. A survey design was used for this study. A total of 363 questionnaires were distributed to the employees of the manufacturing firms, which included managers, supervisors, and line staff. The data collected were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Primarily, the study established that environmental management practice tools were significantly and positively related to sustainability. Thus, the study concluded that environmental management practice tools contribute significantly and positively to firms’ social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Additionally, the result of this study underlines the significance to manufacturing firms of carrying out environmental management practices. The ramifications are that manufacturing firms attempting to assert sustainability through EMP should have related knowledge with EMP. Furthermore, their environmental advantages will not convert into sustainability. The study adds to the body of knowledge by giving experimental pieces of proof identifying the interrelationships between EMP and sustainability.

Utilization Of Construction And Demolition Waster And Environmental Management Practice In South East Asian Countries

The ASEAN population will increase to 724.8 million by the year 2030 and the urbanization rate increases with years. This leads to the development of the construction industry to fulfil the fundamental social and physical requirements. Construction activities create an adverse negative impact on the environment, such as pollution and damage to the environment. This article will study more about the construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) and it can be founded in various construction stages. Therefore, the government and authorities introduce environmental management practices to mitigate the negative impact on construction on the environment and minimize the pollution at the source. What, why and where are terms required to consider before the implementation of environmental management practice. The government policies of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are summarized. Approximately 10% of total synthetic carbon dioxide (CO2) sourced from concrete production. The content more emphasizes the green materials generated from agricultural waste to replace the silica in concrete. The bamboo is used as interior decoration and material for building construction. Green materials technology is solar panel, solar thermal collector, geothermal technology, hydropower technology and cooling roof system.

Use of new informatics methods for improvement of environmental management in Ukraine

Environmental pollution is a topical ecological problem in Ukraine. The main attention isgiven to surface water (rivers, lakes, reservoirs and seas) pollution with industrial andmunicipal waste waters as well as soil and underground waters pollution by industrial andmunicipal wastes.New informatics methods make great contribution into improvement of ecological state ofterritories, These methods are used for information distribution, situation analysis andjustification of approved management decisions in the field of environmental protection.Projects in the domain of information support of ecological safety and nature management inregions, performed by USRIEP and used in environmental management practice are describedin this work

Significance of Regulations in Driving Internal Environmental Management among Contractors for GSCM Application

This paper is aiming to study the significance of Regulations as driver in Internal Environment Management practice as part of GSCM practices. Accordingly, the objectives are to identify the drivers in driving Internal Environmental Management among Contractors for GSCM application and to analyse the significance of Regulations in comparison to other Drivers in driving Internal Environmental Management among Contractors for GSCM application. Quantitative research design approach is employed in this study. The independent variables in this study are the drivers of GSCM implementation in construction sector, while the dependent variable is the level of adoption of Internal Environmental Management for GSCM application in the construction sector. The result shows that Regulations driver is the significant factor for Internal Environmental Management practice. The research is significant in providing all relevant parties insights into the most significant driver in Internal Environmental Management, so that further improvement can be carried out for a successful GSCM application in Malaysia.