Sustainable construction: principles and a framework for attainment

Richard Hill and Paul Bowen

Construction Management and Economics, 1997, vol. 15, issue 3, 223-239

Abstract: The evolution of the concept of sustainable development is used as a basis for advancing understanding of sustainable construction. Principles of sustainable construction are developed and divided into four 'pillars' - social, economic, biophysical and technical - with a set of over-arching, process-oriented principles, to be used as a checklist in practice. A multi-stage framework is proposed which requires the application of Environmental Assessment and Environmental Management Systems for construction projects.

Keywords: Sustainable; Development; Environment; Assessment; Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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