Sustainable Best Practice in Construction
• Locally sourced construction materials
(a) What is it?
Locally sourced construction materials are materials produced within a specific distance from the construction site; different certification programs specify a variety of distance. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’s (LEED) definition of locally sourced is, “building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested, or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for a minimum of 10% or 20%, based on cost, of the total materials value.” Not all materials are available within 500 miles to all construction sites thus Civil Engineers must take initiative by using recycled materials that are available locally instead of having to import from impractical destinations.
(b) Why is it important?
Transportation of products can contribute over 50% of the overall energy of a particular element hence it’s important to source construction materials locally, transportation distances would significantly reduce thus there’s less of an …show more content…
Sir John Egan believed that there was five factors that the construction industry had to reevaluate in order for optimum performance; committed leadership, focus on the customer, integrated processes and teams, a quality-driven agenda and a commitment to people. The targets suggested in the report were based on evidence collected from projects in the UK and abroad. Targets included; annual reductions of 10% in construction cost and time as well as defects in projects should be reduced by 20% per
• Locally sourced construction materials
(a) What is it?
Locally sourced construction materials are materials produced within a specific distance from the construction site; different certification programs specify a variety of distance. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’s (LEED) definition of locally sourced is, “building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested, or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for a minimum of 10% or 20%, based on cost, of the total materials value.” Not all materials are available within 500 miles to all construction sites thus Civil Engineers must take initiative by using recycled materials that are available locally instead of having to import from impractical destinations.
(b) Why is it important?
Transportation of products can contribute over 50% of the overall energy of a particular element hence it’s important to source construction materials locally, transportation distances would significantly reduce thus there’s less of an …show more content…
Sir John Egan believed that there was five factors that the construction industry had to reevaluate in order for optimum performance; committed leadership, focus on the customer, integrated processes and teams, a quality-driven agenda and a commitment to people. The targets suggested in the report were based on evidence collected from projects in the UK and abroad. Targets included; annual reductions of 10% in construction cost and time as well as defects in projects should be reduced by 20% per