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FCC Construcción has developed SAM-
CEW© (Sustainability Assessment Method
for Civil Engineering Works), a proprietary
methodology to assess the sustainability
of our civil engineering works (and area of
influence).
SAMCEW© is a self-assessment and gra-
ding system that can be used on works
as an internal management programme
to plan construction works, identify requi-
red improvements and share progress in
applied sustainability practices.
The methodology contemplates the envi-
ronmental, social and economical aspects
of the sustainability model at each stage of
the life cycle of the civil works.
The Company designed a flexible and cus-
tomisable assessment method that can be
applied to different types of civil engineering
works with different characteristics and in
different locations.
SAMCEW© comprises 15 categories:
SAMCEW
©,
proprietary methodology to
assess the sustainability of
our civil engineering work
projects
Each category entails a number of issues
which aim to measure the impact of civil
engineering works on three sustainabili-
ty aspects. Therefore, the issues involve
concepts that users have to assess by an-
swering related questions. Projects obtain
points in each category according to the
answers given.
A new feature of the SAMCEW© is that the
importance of each category is customised
according to the characteristics of each
project. As such, to establish a weighting
system for the project categories, an ini-
tial questionnaire needs to be completed,
which contemplates aspects such as the
type of civil engineering works assessed,
the location, and the natural and social
environment of such works, as well as the
stages to be assessed.
Optimising the sustainability of infrastruc-
tures is possible if based on knowledge of
the current situation, an aspect in which
assessment tools such as SAMCEW© play
a key role. This is our responsible way of
understanding the construction business,
incorporating the sustainable development
of the societies in which we operate into our
projects and strategies, generating value
for our groups of interest, the local commu-
nities with which we interact and, in particu-
lar, for future generations.
This new system is based on the work ca-
rried out by international civil engineers from
ISO’s “Sustainability in Civil Works” and
CEN working groups, both chaired by FCC
Construcción, on the experience acquired
from implementing the Management and
Sustainability System in our projects, and
on the internationally recognised methods
for assessing the sustainability of existing
infrastructures.