Developing a Conceptual Framework for Value Oriented Environmental Management System (V-EMS) in Offshore Construction Projects

Offshore platforms are huge steel or concrete structures, used worldwide for a variety of functions including oil exploration and production, navigation, ship loading and unloading and to support bridges and causeways. The environmental challenge is how to construct these platforms, as huge as possible to satisfy all required functions but with less possible environmental impacts. Environmentalists encourage using Environmental Management System (EMS) to ensure, including of environment issues in the operation of companies/businesses which perform construction processes. Operations are maintained by Business Processes Management (BPM) and Business Processes Re-engineering (BPR). In construction, site wise Environmental impacts Value Management (EiVM) will lead to achieve planned environmental objectives. Environmental impacts of different types of structures can be assessed by using Life Cycle Assessment method. This study aims at analyzing the elements required to reinforce this compatibility. It suggests a theoretical framework for Project Environmental Management based on EMS, BPM, BPR and EiVM.