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

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

ASSESSMENT OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION IN URBAN AREAS ON THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT / STATYBŲ PLĖTROS URBANIZUOTOSE TERITORIJOSE NEIGIAMO POVEIKIO VIETINEI APLINKAI ĮVERTINIMAS

The article discusses densification of fully urbanised territories, which causes deterioration of living conditions for tenants of neighbouring houses (third parties) due to the negative impact of construction on local environment. Specifically, detection of fundamental right violations during territorial planning is in focus, because not only third parties but also future tenants of the house being constructed suffer loss of healthy and harmonious work and recreational environment as a direct result of such violations. A classifier of fundamental right violations during territorial planning was developed for that purpose. The judicial practice was analysed; persons authorised to contest environmental violations under the Law on Administrative Proceedings (hereinafter LAP) and the scope of their authorisation were determined. Santrauka Šiame straipsnyje nagrinėjama, kaip tankinant pilnai urbanizuotų teritorijų užstatymą yra pabloginamos aplinkinių namų gyventojų (trečiųjų asmenų) gyvenimo sąlygos dėl neigiamo statybos poveikio vietinei aplinkai. Ypatingas dėmesys skiriamas pagrindinių pažeidimų nustatymui planuojant teritorijas, nes jie tiesiogiai turi įtakos sveikos ir harmoningos darbo ir poilsio aplinkos praradimui ne tik tretiesiems asmenims, bet ir būsimiems naujai statomo namo gyventojams. Išnagrinėta teismų praktika ir remiantis Administracinių Bylų Teisenos Įstatymu (toliau ABTĮ) nustatyta kas ir kaip užginčyjama esant pažeidimams aplinkosaugos klausimais. Raktiniai žodžiai: investicinis statybos procesas, teritorijų planavimas, miestų plėtra, subjektinė teisė į saugią, švarią ir sveiką aplinką, trečiųjų asmenų teisių gynima