Environmental management in construction projects is an essential course tailored for those keen to navigate the booming construction industry with a strong focus on sustainability. As the global demand for environmentally responsible practices surges, this course equips you with crucial skills to implement and manage effective environmental management systems. You will delve into governance, planning, and operational processes, ensuring you can lead projects that meet stringent environmental standards. Beyond enhancing your expertise, this course positions you at the forefront of a field with growing job opportunities. Join us to drive positive change in construction, backed by the knowledge to evaluate, improve, and achieve external certification for environmental management systems.
Environmental management in construction projects
This course is aimed at professionals and graduates in the construction sector seeking to enhance or update their understanding of environmental management systems. It covers essential topics such as governance, planning, support, and operational processes, as well as performance evaluation and improvement, offering valuable insights into sustainable project management practices.
40 hours
Gestión y Normativa Construcción
Course objectives
- To understand the basics of environmental management in construction projects.
- To identify governance and planning strategies in environmental management.
- To apply support and operation processes in environmental management systems.
- To evaluate and improve environmental management performance effectively.
- To explore external certification processes in environmental management.
- To analyse the impact of construction projects on the environment.
- To implement sustainable practices in construction project management.
What does it prepare you for?
This course equips you to effectively implement and manage environmental management systems in construction projects. You'll develop skills to plan and govern these systems, ensuring sustainable practices are integrated into project operations. You'll also learn to support operational processes, evaluate performance, and drive continuous improvement. This knowledge enables you to contribute to reducing environmental impact and aligning projects with sustainability goals.
Teaching units
UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Introduction to environmental management
Relation with other standards and management systems
Environmental management system periods
Context analysis
EMS scope: Processes and other requirements
UNIT 2. GOVERNANCE AND PLANNING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Leadership, environmental policies and roles
Planification: Environmental aspects
Planification: Legal and other requirements
Planification: Risks (threats and opportunities)
Planification of environmental actions and objectives
UNIT 3. SUPPORT AND OPERATION PROCESSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Support: Resource management
Support: Management of the documented information
Support: Environmental communication management
Operation: Environmental management in productive activities
Operation: Environmental management plan and its implementation
UNIT 4. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. EXTERNAL CERTIFICATION
Performance evaluation: Follow-up, measurement, analysis and measurement activities
Performance evaluation: Internal audit
Performance evaluation: Management review
Improvement activities: Non-conformities and corrective actions
External certification