In recent years, significant advances have been made in business organization and management. The
growing demands of clients as well as the globalization of world markets are among the many factors
that have led to the establishment of systems of quality control and environmental management as
a competitive strategy for businesses.
When compared to other professional sectors, the construction sector has been slower to respond to
environmental problems and to adopt Environmental Management Systems (EMS). In the world today
the ISO 14001 standard is currently the main frame of reference used by construction companies to
implement this type of management system