No Waste

Sustainability is a critical issue for the construction industry. In the short term, sustainability is often seen as a "must do" item. In the longer term, all contractors will be seeing it as a source of competitive advantage. Public sector construction, infrastructure and other large projects such as the Thames Gateway and the Olympics in 2012 are all being driven down this route by pressure from Government. Uly Ma's "No Waste: Sustainability in Construction" is an extremely practical guide to managing sustainability in construction that draws on input from all the related stakeholders: the construction industry itself, the clients, designers and architects and the trades. The book explores how the industry can transform itself from business as before to business as it should be, from the micro level of good site practices to setting the right policies that drives a company onwards. The text covers the management of sustainability and the accompanying CD ROM includes a wealth of material such as tool kits, templates and activities that can be shared throughout the organisation and used for team meetings, communication and training.

ISBN 0566088037   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780566088032 (What's this?)   Pages 250 Publisher Gower Publishing Ltd   Published in Aldershot Imprint Gower Publishing Ltd   Height (mm) 244 Format Multimedia Item   Width (mm) 172 Publication date 28 Oct 2011   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY 690.0286

Foreword; Introduction; Part 1 Talking About Sustainability: Sustainability and all that; Money and tension; Going forwards, backwards, sideways or nowhere?; People, construction and sustainability - the social elements; Capabilities, skills and 'green skills'; Sustainability: confusion in the workplace; Managing sustainability: your personal effectiveness.; Part 2 The Anti-Sustainability: Introducing waste: the anti-sustainability; Dealing with waste.; Part 3 Sustainability Policy: Policy and agenda.; Part 4 Doing Sustainability: Going forward; Doing it!; The Lovelace list - a balanced social sustainability scorecard; Using the Lovelace list; Improving the way we work; Respect, recognition and rewards - the 3Rs that sugar coat the implementation; Transforming the organization; Was Egan right? - thoughts on sustainability in construction; Appendices; Index.

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