Abstract
Integration of sustainability in construction projects control systems has emerged as an urgent need due to the growing pressure in the environment and the resources toward development of infrastructure projects globally. Whereas traditional Earned Value Management (EVM) has been embraced to track cost and schedule, the performance, it fails to integrate environmental and resource-efficiency indicators that are becoming more significant in affecting the project outcomes. This paper suggests a comprehensive EVM framework, which incorporates three sustainability measures of Carbon Emissions (CE), Energy Consumption (EC) and Material Waste (MW) in the project performance evaluation. The Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) model used, based on nine months of actual operational history of Malir Expressway project in Karachi, Pakistan which is an ongoing large-scale public infrastructure project. The findings indicate that the variables of sustainability play a significant role in determining the Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI). The suggested model enhances the decision-making process because the project stakeholders can monitor the financial and environmental aspects at the same time. Its methodology is practically applicable to the public infrastructure development and will be a base point to the future development of Sustainable Earned Value Management frameworks.