GOVERNMENTS AND ENVIRONMENT

Governments and environment



Government playing their part for the Environment:

For several years the UK government on sustainable development is concerned, especially in the construction industry. Despite its many regulatory initiatives, the results are on the ground still disappointing. (Barnett, T. 2010

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•Social progress which recognizes the needs of everyone,

•Effective protection of the environment,

•Prudent use of natural resources,

•And maintaining levels of economic growth and employment rates and stable.

The policy applies to all sectors of the British economy, but at the time of publication of this strategy is already acknowledged that the construction industry was to play a particularly important role, which the country's capacity to achieve its goals of sustainable development. In June 2000 the British government a second policy document “Building a Better Quality of Life - a strategy for more sustainable construction", covering the economic, social and environmental impacts that may result from efficiency gains Building Industry Highlights. This document explains how the government wants the construction industry contributes to sustainable development. He calls this economic sector:

•minimize waste,

•Exploitation, to minimize the energy in the construction of buildings and their operation,

•To avoid pollution,

•preserve and enhance biodiversity,

•preserve water resources,

•Local, to respect people and the local environment,

•Standardize the level of benefits.

The benefits of sustainable construction

By changing its culture to embrace sustainable thinking more widely at all levels, the construction sector can save energy, reduce waste and pollution and lower costs of living or those related to property. The main advantages of this approach include:

•Actual costs reduced through improved productivity,

•Plus Cost of living higher overall low, particularly for energy and water,

•Improved indoor environment, leading to greater user satisfaction, increased productivity of staff and his loyalty

•increased safety on construction sites and around them,

•Responsibility and risk reduced

•Aggregates Levy, limiting the tax burden, including through the Climate Change Levy, the Landfill Tax and the Aggregates Levy

•A more appropriate location of buildings, saving energy transport, reducing congestion and contributing to urban regeneration,

•An enhanced image of the construction companies, showing the community what can be achieved, and this way of encouraging others to seek and obtain

•A better quality of life for all.

A challenge for the building

The challenge to the building sector by the National Strategy for Sustainable Construction is to build buildings at a price acceptable, safe and functional, while minimizing the impact ...