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In seeking to make any construction project more sustainable, the environmental impact of a developments building materials should be carefully considered. Care should be taken to select materials which have the least negative environmental impact according to their manufacture, use and disposal and recycling.
Materials which can be considered more sustainable are those which are:
- Produced locally (minimises transport costs and associated pollution) and are able to be replenished locally for the foreseeable future.
- Renewable, non-toxic and/or recyclable
- Have a low impact on the environment over their whole life cycle (production, use and eventual disposal).
Further Information
For further information and advice on the use of sustainable materials within your development you could refer to the following sources of information:
- Sustainable Build: Local Sustainable Materials
- How to us and source sustainable materials locally - BRE: Green Guide - offers a Global Environmental Profiles Methodology service which offers a standardised method of identifying and assessing the environmental effects associated with building materials over their life cycle
Related Websites
Contact Environmental Policy & Sustainability
- Tel: 01803 207751
- Email: sustainability@torbay.gov.uk
- Fax: 01803 208882
