期刊名称：International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains
印刷版ISSN：2230-7966
电子版ISSN：0976-979X
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：4
页码：55-64
DOI：10.5121/ijmvsc.2015.6405
出版社：AIRCC
摘要：Today, several researches have been carried out in the area of sustainability with much emphasis beingplaced on the environmental dimension. Though this is good, a balance needs to be created between theenvironmental, economic and social sustainability dimensions. Bearing this in mind, the constructionprofessionals are saddled with the responsibility of delivering sustainable construction projects usingdiverse tools. One of such tool is Value Management (VM). Hence, this research assessed the use of VM indelivering economically sustainable constructions. A case study approach was employed and the studyrevealed that VM has a great role to play in delivering economic sustainability in construction since bothVM and Sustainability (the economic dimension) have a common goal which is; achieving value for money.Notable benefits of VM in providing economic sustainability in construction includes: reduction of overallcost while maintaining function through identification and removal of unnecessary materials and processand use of local materials to save cost of importation and transportation. The study therefore recommendsthe implementation of VM in building construction and presentation at various workshops and seminars inorder to enhance sustainable construction development through VM practise.
关键词：Construction projects; Cost; Nigeria; Sustainability; Value management
