Search results for "construction industry"
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Labour Mobility in Construction: European Implications of the Laval un Partneri Dispute with Swedish Labour
2006
The accession to the European Union of new member states from central and eastern Europe, with weak trade union movements, poorly developed social dialogue and inferior working conditions, has been viewed as a threat to regulated labour standards in the EU-15. This article examines a high-profile labour dispute arising from the conditions of Latvian construction contract labour in Sweden. The dispute exposes weaknesses in the protective floor of minimum standards offered by the posted workers Directive. It also goes to the core of the debate about the preservation of a ‘European social model’ and the proposed Services Directive.
A sustainable replacement for TiO2 in photocatalyst construction materials: Hydroxyapatite-based photocatalytic additives, made from the valorisation…
2018
The use of waste materials and by-products in building materials is of increasing importance to improve sustainability in construction, as is the incorporation of photocatalytic materials to both combat atmospheric pollution and protect the structures and façades. This work reports the innovative use of photocatalytic hydroxyapatite (HAp) based powders, derived from Atlantic codfish bone wastes, as an additive to natural hydraulic lime mortars. HAp is the main component of bone, and hence is non-toxic and biocompatible. This is the first time that such a calcium phosphate-based photocatalyst, or indeed any fish/marine derived wastes, have been added to building materials. A key factor is th…
Policies to enhance social development through the promotion of SME and social entrepreneurship: a study in the Colombian construction industry
2016
[EN] The intent of this research is to propose and analyse a set of policies in the construction industry to enhance social development. First, the paper shows the connections between the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and social entrepreneurship (SE), the reduction of the leakage, and then the generation of social value (SV) for sustainable regional development. For that, the article analyses briefly the literatures on SE and leakage, and focuses on the relevance of SME and social entrepreneurs as promoters of SV creation and development. Second, the paper proposes a framework and proposes a set of 20 policies aimed to reduce leakage, reinforce SMEs and entrepreneurship…
Būvniecības nozares attīstības tendences Latvijā.
2019
Būvniecības nozares attīstības tendenču novērtējums ir būtiska sastāvdaļa tās ilgtspējīgai darbībai. Izpratne par esošās situācijas rādītāju ietekmi un tās gaidāmajām pārmaiņām dod iespēju laicīgi veikt pareizus un ekonomiski pamatotus stratēģiskos lēmumus. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir: atklāt nozares trūkumus, riskus un iespējas, kā arī prognozēt būvniecības nozares attīstības tendences Latvijā un izvirzīt priekšlikumus nozares veiksmīgai darbībai. Pirmajā nodaļā tiek veidota darba teorijas bāze izmantojot pieejamo nozares zinātnisko literatūru. Otrajā nodaļā tiks veikts statistikas apkopojums par līdzšinējo situāciju nozarē apkopojot statistikas datus pat nozares rādītājiem. Trešajā noslēdzo…