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Construction industry plots path to zero avoidable waste
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The construction industry produces around two-thirds of UK waste | Credit: iStock
Reuse and recycling of construction materials, more sustainable building design, and promotion of refurbishment over building demolition all favoured in new industry strategy
The construction industry is seeking to brush off its reputation as England s biggest producer of waste by promoting refurbishment over demolition, cutting the amount of soil that ends up in landfill, and designing buildings with end of life in mind.
These are some of the recommendations set out in a new Routemap to Zero Avoidable Waste in Construction strategy published last week by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), a joint initiative between industry and the government aimed at boosting the sector s sustainability credentials.
Construction industry publishes sweeping net zero blueprint
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New Performance Framework includes fresh goals to slash the use of diesel equipment, drastically improve building energy efficiency, and help enable transport decarbonisation
Diesel generators on construction sites could soon become a thing of the past, under a sweeping new strategy designed to accelerate decarbonisation efforts across the UK construction industry.
The government and industry-backed Construction Leadership Council yesterday published a new Construct Zero Performance Framework, detailing how the carbon intensive sector can help deliver on the UK s overarching net zero emission target.
The framework sets out a series of new reporting initiatives designed to help track the sector s emissions reduction performance, as well as a number of new goals to drive the adoption of low carbon best practices.