Governments must encourage greener construction
Governments must encourage greener construction
- 2004
- RICS News Service 4 October 2004 (2) .
New research by RICS highlighting the importance of building in a more sustainable way to protect the increasingly fragile environment concludes that the private sector is unlikely to adopt more sustainable building processes unless prompted by governments and regulation is essential to control the environmental impact of construction activity. Buildings currently account for an estimated 40% of global resource consumption and over 40% of all waste. Cites Denmark as a model example of using sustainable resources in building and urban maintenance. http://www.rics.org/NR/exeres/AC60BC89-B852-4FAF-A DBC-F1A432960468.htm
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
WASTE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
GREEN BUILDING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
BUILDING REGULATIONS
DENMARK
New research by RICS highlighting the importance of building in a more sustainable way to protect the increasingly fragile environment concludes that the private sector is unlikely to adopt more sustainable building processes unless prompted by governments and regulation is essential to control the environmental impact of construction activity. Buildings currently account for an estimated 40% of global resource consumption and over 40% of all waste. Cites Denmark as a model example of using sustainable resources in building and urban maintenance. http://www.rics.org/NR/exeres/AC60BC89-B852-4FAF-A DBC-F1A432960468.htm
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
WASTE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
GREEN BUILDING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
BUILDING REGULATIONS
DENMARK