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Sustainable materials: issues in implementing resource efficiency – A UK policy & planning perspective

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posted on 2023-08-30, 13:35 authored by Nezhapi-Dellé Odeleye, Brian Menzies
Increasing the recovery of construction and demolition wastes, and the use of sustainable materials in construction is dependent on a range of drivers that influence design and project planning decisions, as well as mainstream practice on construction sites. In the absence of sustainable materials standards in UK Building Regulations, behaviour is influenced by a combination of sustainability assessment ratings (e.g. BREEAM and the Code for Sutainable Homes), waste regulations, landfill taxes and planning guidance. However, there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve consistent and widespread improved waste recovery performance and procurement of sustainable materials. This paper presents the authors' views on the efficacy of current drivers, supported by a case study analysis and pilot survey of industry views. Indicating gaps between rhetoric, aspiration and delivery, it compares UK policy, regulatory and voluntary drivers with approaches in the Netherlands and Germany.

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Publisher

UWM Center for By-Products Utlilization

Place of publication

Milwaukee, WI

ISBN

9781450714907

Conference proceeding

Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies: Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Name of event

Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Location

Ancona, Italy

Event start date

2010-06-28

Event finish date

2010-06-30

Editors

John Zachar, Peter Claisse, Tarun Naik, Eshmaiel Ganjian

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  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2011-12-06

Legacy creation date

2019-06-07

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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