Digest 446 Assessing environmental impacts of construction: industry consensus, BREEAM and UK ecopoints
Publication Year
2000
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
For construction to play its part in making society more sustainable, industry decision-makers must confront social, economic and environmental implications of sustainable construction. This digest first describes the methodology and results of a study of the relative weightings of sustainability issues arising from buildings and construction. These are interim results but they provide a sound basis for analysing environmental effects and setting priorities for further action. In order to undertake consistent holistic analysis of the environment, it is useful for different impacts to be compared on a single scale or score (such as Ecopoints). A consensus view between all levels of decision-makers about the relative importance of different environmental issues is necessary for such a score to be calculated.
Document History
Current information can be found in: BRE REP 493 Creating environmental weightings for construction products. Results of a study 2007 and BRE IPA 4/07 Environmental weightings: their use in the environmental assessment of construction products 2007.
Author
Dickie, I. and Howard, N.
ISBN
9781860813986
Publisher Information
BRE
BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.
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