Lecture 3 Strategies for Sustainable Construction Implementation By Tantish Kamaruddin ‘Quantity Surveying Department UTM Shai + This direct approach highlighted that environmental concerns about constru activities were at the forefront of stakeholder perception, and therefore could genuinely affect an organization's ‘license to operate’. + This was the catalyst that initiated Carilion’s {then operating as Tarmac Construction) Journey towards sustainable development, and prompted the company to begin to assess and respond to the environmental impacts of its operations. “ SJ "AIR IDEAS + As world leaders began to discuss THE STARTING POINT ( Brundtland’s definition of sustainable development is about achieving 2 balance between the opportunities inabi and + The strategy for sustainable construction was published in 2000 by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ~ DETR (20008), which followed on from the 1999 priorities. This document set ‘out ways that the construction industry could contribute to the achievement of more sustainable development. + These were: 1) Being more profitable and more competitive; 2) Delivering buildings and structures that provide greater ‘atstactio, wellbeing and valet customers anders; 13) Respecting and treating its stakeholders more fairly; 4) Enhancing and better protecting the natural environment; and '5) Minimizing its impact on the consumption of energy (especially ‘carbon-based energy) and natural resources. Inresponse to these global agreements, sustainability has been high on Government Agenda. In 1999, the UNFCCCACHIEVEMENT OF BUSINESS BENEFIT | = J “Tetmtno aoe ‘rs men eg ston ‘ear ange vines ao cali cai JNK ANCKOK +n Waa [ise ach mip wi — orem Herre et 2 |e amg ey oat tele tey wal genie ba ee Trai ml era ale co oe pe eg geen a 01 ane Tom ope TNO Be NC Ty ROT