The future of construction: Green building
Construction is probably the single largest producer of waste in the UK in this modern century. From the disposal of materials to the cutting down of trees, all materials needed for small or large construction projects, generate a fair amount of waste on a regular basis.
New government legislations have now been put in place to reduce the waste produced by companies engaged in the construction of buildings or services. For instance, all companies are now responsible for recording the amount of waste produced before and after each project, at the risk of being fined 50000 by the Environment Agency. This refers to the new Site Waste Management legislation.
The main challenge for the construction industry in the years to come will be to use sustainable raw materials that can be renewed or recycled as much as possible, without encouraging cheap materials that are being produced by sweating labourers in countries like malaysia or china.Or, materials that in one way or another, cause damage to the environment around us. The buildings should also be more energy efficient and be built from the sustainable or recycled materials and with an enclosure that considerably reduces the total consumable energy. Energy efficient technologies like solar Continue reading ‘The future of construction: Green building’ »
