This is the Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering, that was held at the Technical University of Cartagena, Spain, from July 13 to 15, 2016. It brings together a collection of recent works of researchers and professionals in the Project Management and Engineering fields of Civil Engineering and Urban Planning, Product and Process Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies and Safety, Labour Risks and Ergonomics.

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Professor José L. Ayuso-Muñoz graduated in Industrial Engineering (1967) and Agricultural Engineering (1975), PhD in Agricultural Engineering (1979). He was appointed Associate Professor in 1990 and Emeritus Profesor  in 2016.  He is author and co-author of more than 76 papers in national and international Scientific Conferences, 37 papers in top indexed journals, 6 book chapters, 5 books and editor of 3 multi author books. He has supervised 13 doctoral thesis. Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Association of  Project Management and Engineering since 2008.
José Luis Yagüe Blanco graduated in Agricultural Engineering (2000) and PhD in Projects and Planning (2007). He was appointed Research Associate in 2001 and Assistant Professor in 2016.  He is author and co-author of 32 papers in national and international Scientific Conferences, 18 papers in indexed journals, 11 book chapters, 2 books and editor of 3 multi author books. He has supervised 5 doctoral thesis. Secretary of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Association of  Project Management and Engineering since 2010.

Professor Salvador F. Capuz-Rizo graduated in Industrial Engineering (1990), MSc in Computer Assisted Design and Integrated Manufacturing (1991) and PhD in Industrial Engineering (1994). He was appointed Associate Professor in 1996 and Chairholder in 2003.  He is author and co-author of more than 180 papers in national and international Scientific Conferences, 18 papers in top indexed journals, 9 book chapters, 5 books and editor of 6 multi author books. He has supervised 16 doctoral thesis. President of the Spanish Association of  Project Management and Engineering since 2008.

Inhalt
Project Management.- Predictive tools for project performance management in the construction industry , by A. Cerezo-Narváez, A. Pastor-Fernández, M. Otero-Mateo, J. Portela-Núñez.- Expanding the knowledge on project management standards: a look to the PMBOK® with dynamic lenses, by V. Hermano, N. Martín-Cruz.- Lean thinking: a useful tool to integrate sustainability into project management, by C. Cruz, O. Otegi , M. Aguilar, L. Fuentes.- Civil Engineering and Urban Planning. Construction and Architecture.- Planning and control of civil engineering works in Peru: current state and improvement proposal, by P. M. Carbajal, E. Pellicer, S. Santos-Fonseca, C. Torres-Machi, P. Ballesteros-Pérez.- Experiences on MEF simulation for linear concrete elements with the ATENA tool, by S. Laserna, E. Alcázar, J. Cervera, J. Montero.- Product and Process Engineering and Industrial Design.- Study on optimization of the tuna-fishing vessel construction project, through production oriented design, by C. Mascaraque-Ramírez, L . Para-González, D. Moreno-Sánchez.- A novel parallel evolutionary approach for the facility layout problem, by Juan M. Palomo-Romero, Lorenzo Salas-Morera and Laura García-Hernández.- A critical evaluation of cathode materials for lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries, by R. Reinhardt, B. Amante García, L. Canals Casals, S. Gassó Domingo.- Design and structural analysis of a prothesis for an arthroplasty. Definition of the osteointegration grade during the rehabilitation process, by F. Cavas, D.  Parras, J. Nieto , F. J. F. Cañavate, D. G. Fernández-Pacheco.- MOTIVA-PRO: Innovation based on users' motivations, by D. Justel, A. Retegi, I. Iriarte, G. Lasa, I. González.- Environmental Engineering and Management of Natural Resources.- Combined system UASB+MBR for the biological elimination of emerging contaminants, organic matter and nutrients in urban waste water, by M. J. Moya-Llamas, M. A. Bernal-Romero del Hombre Bueno, E. D. Vásquez-Rodríguez, A. Trapote, C. M. López-Ortiz, and D. Prats.- Identification of environmental risk areas using pollution idexes and geographic information systems, by J. A. Acosta , M. D. Gómez-López, A. Faz, R. Zornoza, S. Martínez-Martínez.- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies.- Review of numerical models for studying the dynamic response of deep foundations for the design and project of wind turbines, by G. M. Álamo, J. D. R. Bordón, F. García, J. J. Aznárez, L. A. Padrón, F. Chirino, O. Maeso.- Development and Characterization of Modulars Ceramic and Metal Elements in Vertical Garden and Ventilades Facades in Buildings, by V. Pérez Andreu , C. Aparicio-Fernández , F. Castilla, J.-L . Vivancos.- Qualitative analysis on risk assessment in photovoltaic installations: case study in the Dominican Republic, by C. Guerrero-Liquet Guido, M. Socorro García-Cascales, Juan M. Sánchez-Lozano.- Optimal thickness for isolating foams in buildings, by P. Arrué , A.C. Cárcel, A.M. Romero, C. Aparicio.- Evaluation of the Biomass Potential in the Region of Murcia (Spain): Application to Heat/Cooling Requirements in Industrial Parks (Enering Life+), by A. Molina-García , J. M. Paredes Parra, M.S. García-Cascales, J. Serrano.- Financing models for sustainable energy communities in the United States of America, by Romero-Rubio , De Andrés Díaz.- Optimization of large offshore wind farms implementation, by Mena Bahamonde.- A computational study of the aerodynamic hiding factor between panels array for the optimization of support structures in solar parks, by R. Escrivá-Pla, C. R. Sánchez-Carratalá.- Safety, Labour Risks and Ergonomics.- Assessment of the thermal stress risk during the construction of a warehouse, by J. L. Fuentes-Bargues, A. M. Revuelta-Arnao, M. C. González-Cruz.