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	* [http://www.cieem.net Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management].		* [http://www.cieem.net Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management].

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	* Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).		* Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
−	* [http://www.cieem.net~~/consultancy~~ Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management].	+	* [http://www.cieem.net Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management].

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	It is thought that in the UK, buildings account for around 50% of the total energy consumed (ref ~~[http://www.cibse.org/index.cfm?go=page.view&item=37~~ CIBSE]). The UK construction industry is also the largest consumer of resources, requiring more than 400 million tonnes of material a year (ref Davis Langdon). 32% of landfill waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings and 13% of products delivered to construction sites are sent directly to landfill without being used (ref Innovate UK).	+	It is thought that in the UK, buildings account for around 50% of the total energy consumed (ref CIBSE). The UK construction industry is also the largest consumer of resources, requiring more than 400 million tonnes of material a year (ref Davis Langdon). 32% of landfill waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings and 13% of products delivered to construction sites are sent directly to landfill without being used (ref Innovate UK).

	The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.		The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.

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	See Environmental plan for more information.		See Environmental plan for more information.

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
−		+
−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

		+	* Chartered environmentalist.
	* Ecological impact assessment.		* Ecological impact assessment.
	* Environmental engineering.		* Environmental engineering.
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	* Sustainability.		* Sustainability.

−	=== External references ===	+	= External references =

	* Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).		* Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).

Editor at 15:27, 28 July 2016

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	* Ecological impact assessment.		* Ecological impact assessment.
		+	* Environmental engineering.
	* Environmental impact assessment.		* Environmental impact assessment.
	* Embodied energy.		* Embodied energy.

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	It is thought that in the UK, buildings account for around 50% of the total energy consumed (ref [http://www.cibse.org/index.cfm?go=page.view&item=37 CIBSE]). The UK construction industry is also the largest consumer of resources, requiring more than 400 million tonnes of material a year (ref Davis Langdon). 32% of landfill waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings and 13% of products delivered to construction sites are sent directly to landfill without being used (ref Innovate UK).	+	It is thought that in the UK, buildings account for around 50% of the total energy consumed (ref [http://www.cibse.org/index.cfm?go=page.view&item=37 CIBSE]). The UK construction industry is also the largest consumer of resources, requiring more than 400 million tonnes of material a year (ref Davis Langdon). 32% of landfill waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings and 13% of products delivered to construction sites are sent directly to landfill without being used (ref Innovate UK).

	The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.		The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.
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	== Corporate ==		== Corporate ==
−	*Review or audit of existing working practices, business systems and processes.	+
−	*Identification of risk.	+	* Review or audit of existing working practices, business systems and processes.
−	*Development and implementation of a corporate sustainability strategy, environmental management systems (EMS), ISO14001 / Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).	+	* Identification of risk.
		+	* Development and implementation of a corporate sustainability strategy, environmental management systems (EMS), ISO14001 / Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).

	== Selection of consultants ==		== Selection of consultants ==
−	*Setting out selection criteria and performance requirements for consultants in relation to the selection of materials, monitoring and reporting, track record, environmental accreditation and qualifications of staff.	+
		+	* Setting out selection criteria and performance requirements for consultants in relation to the selection of materials, monitoring and reporting, track record, environmental accreditation and qualifications of staff.

	== Selection of location ==		== Selection of location ==
−	*Assessing the availability of transport, the selection of a greenfield or brownfield site, the local availability of resources and services, the local infrastructure, ecology and biodiversity	+
−	*Assessment of air, land and water contamination and pollution.	+	* Assessing the availability of transport, the selection of a greenfield or brownfield site, the local availability of resources and services, the local infrastructure, ecology and biodiversity
−	*Environmental impact assessments (EIA) / Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA).	+	* Assessment of air, land and water contamination and pollution.
−	*Avoidance, mitigation, remediation or compensation measures.	+	* Environmental impact assessments (EIA) / Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA).
		+	* Avoidance, mitigation, remediation or compensation measures.

	== Project brief ==		== Project brief ==
−	*Consideration of procurement route, travel plan, working methods, standards, ecology and landscape, energy use and energy source, flexibility and durability, waste management, sustainable urban drainage systems, material selection and pollution.	+
		+	* Consideration of procurement route, travel plan, working methods, standards, ecology and landscape, energy use and energy source, flexibility and durability, waste management, sustainable urban drainage systems, material selection and pollution.

	== Design ==		== Design ==
−	*Design reviews and environmental audit.	+
−	*Assessment of energy use and energy source, embodied energy, use of harmful materials, material sources, ecology and landscape, flexibility and durability, waste management, sustainable urban drainage systems, disposal, travel plan, contamination and pollution and resilience to climate change.	+	* Design reviews and environmental audit.
		+	* Assessment of energy use and energy source, embodied energy, use of harmful materials, material sources, ecology and landscape, flexibility and durability, waste management, sustainable urban drainage systems, disposal, travel plan, contamination and pollution and resilience to climate change.

	== Tender ==		== Tender ==
−	*Establishing contractual requirements such as monitoring and reporting, working practices, track record and environmental accreditation.	+
−	*Defining selection criteria and key performance indicators.	+	* Establishing contractual requirements such as monitoring and reporting, working practices, track record and environmental accreditation.
		+	* Defining selection criteria and key performance indicators.

	== Construction ==		== Construction ==
−	*Environmental audit.	+
−	*Transport, embodied energy, use of harmful materials, material sources, working methods, site waste management plan, recycling, pollution, wheel washing, dust generation and noise nuisance, protection of ecology, traffic management, archaeology and heritage management, water management and contaminated land management.	+	* Environmental audit.
−	*Supply chain engagement.	+	* Transport, embodied energy, use of harmful materials, material sources, working methods, site waste management plan, recycling, pollution, wheel washing, dust generation and noise nuisance, protection of ecology, traffic management, archaeology and heritage management, water management and contaminated land management.
		+	* Supply chain engagement.

	== Operation ==		== Operation ==
−	*Energy source, energy use, water management, maintenance, resource management, waste management, flexibility, durability, landscape and ecology and pollution.	+
−	*Post-occupancy evaluation and feedback.	+	* Energy source, energy use, water management, maintenance, resource management, waste management, flexibility, durability, landscape and ecology and pollution.
		+	* Post-occupancy evaluation and feedback.

	== Disposal ==		== Disposal ==
−	*Dismantling and demolition, re-use, re-sale and recycling, landscape and ecology, hazardous materials and pollution.	+
		+	* Dismantling and demolition, re-use, re-sale and recycling, landscape and ecology, hazardous materials and pollution.

	= Environmental policy =		= Environmental policy =

	Preparing an environmental policy (or environmental policy statement) is often the first stage in setting and managing environmental objectives for a company or project. Generally an environmental policy will be part of an environmental management system (EMS) and will sit within a hierarchical suite of documents:		Preparing an environmental policy (or environmental policy statement) is often the first stage in setting and managing environmental objectives for a company or project. Generally an environmental policy will be part of an environmental management system (EMS) and will sit within a hierarchical suite of documents:
−	*Environmental policy.	+
−	*Environmental plan / environmental management plan (EMP).	+	* Environmental policy.
−	*Method statements.	+	* Environmental plan / environmental management plan (EMP).
−	*Work instructions.	+	* Method statements.
		+	* Work instructions.

	The environmental policy is the over-arching high-level statement of mission and principles in relation to environmental performance and management. It creates the framework for setting environmental objectives and targets and is often a public document. It may adopt some of its principles from the client’s corporate environmental policy.		The environmental policy is the over-arching high-level statement of mission and principles in relation to environmental performance and management. It creates the framework for setting environmental objectives and targets and is often a public document. It may adopt some of its principles from the client’s corporate environmental policy.
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	= Environmental plan =		= Environmental plan =

−	The environmental plan is the key document in the environmental management system and sets out the detailed, targets, objectives and procedures that will be adopted in order to achieve the goals set out in the environmental policy.~~<br/>~~	+	The environmental plan is the key document in the environmental management system and sets out the detailed, targets, objectives and procedures that will be adopted in order to achieve the goals set out in the environmental policy.

	An outline for an environmental plan might include:		An outline for an environmental plan might include:
−	*Project description.	+
−	*Environmental policy.	+	* Project description.
−	*Environmental management system.	+	* Environmental policy.
−	*Roles and responsibilities.	+	* Environmental management system.
−	*Lines of communication and reporting requirements.	+	* Roles and responsibilities.
−	*Training.	+	* Lines of communication and reporting requirements.
−	*Complaints, incidents and emergency response procedures.	+	* Training.
−	*Auditing, non-conformance and corrective action.	+	* Complaints, incidents and emergency response procedures.
−	*Risk assessment.	+	* Auditing, non-conformance and corrective action.
−	*Objectives and targets.	+	* Risk assessment.
−	*Planning, legislation, regulations and guidelines and permits required.	+	* Objectives and targets.
−	*Standards to be adopted.	+	* Planning, legislation, regulations and guidelines and permits required.
−	*Method statements.	+	* Standards to be adopted.
−	*Checklists.	+	* Method statements.
−	*Registers.	+	* Checklists.
−	*Review and revision procedures.	+	* Registers.
		+	* Review and revision procedures.

	See Environmental plan for more information.		See Environmental plan for more information.
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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
−	*Ecological impact assessment.	+
−	*Environmental impact assessment.	+	* Ecological impact assessment.
−	*Embodied energy.	+	* Environmental impact assessment.
−	*Environmental plan.	+	* Embodied energy.
−	*Environmental policy.	+	* Environmental plan.
−	*Performance gap.	+	* Environmental policy.
−	*Renewable energy.	+	* Performance gap.
−	*Site waste management plan.	+	* Renewable energy.
−	*Sustainability.	+	* Site waste management plan.
		+	* Sustainability.

	=== External references ===		=== External references ===
−	*[http://www.iema.net/case-study-working-consultancy Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment] (IEMA).
−	*[http://www.cieem.net/consultancy Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management].

−	[[Category:Sustainability]]	+	* Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
−	[[Category:Roles_/_services]]	+	* [http://www.cieem.net/consultancy Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management].
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		+	[[Category:Sustainability]] [[Category:Roles_/_services]]

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	The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.		The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.

−	In December 2006, the Labour government committed that from 2016 all new homes would be ‘zero carbon’ and the Labour budget in 2008 announced the government's intention that all new non-domestic buildings should also be zero carbon from 2019. Construction 2025 proposed a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment. In addition, legislation is imposing more strict controls on the source, use and disposal of materials, as well as the consumption of energy, and planning permissions are increasingly dependent on the sustainability credentials of proposed developments.	+	Construction 2025 proposed a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment. In addition, legislation is imposing more strict controls on the source, use and disposal of materials, as well as the consumption of energy, and planning permissions are increasingly dependent on the sustainability credentials of proposed developments.

	As a result of this, and increasing awareness from clients of the need to reduce impacts on the environment, construction is under greater pressure than ever to adopt sustainable practices and reduce the resources consumed in the building life-cycle.		As a result of this, and increasing awareness from clients of the need to reduce impacts on the environment, construction is under greater pressure than ever to adopt sustainable practices and reduce the resources consumed in the building life-cycle.

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	It is thought that in the UK, buildings account for around 50% of the total energy consumed (ref [http://www.cibse.org/index.cfm?go=page.view&item=37 CIBSE]). The UK construction industry is also the largest consumer of resources, requiring more than 400 million tonnes of material a year (ref Davis Langdon). 32% of landfill waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings and 13% of products delivered to construction sites are sent directly to landfill without being used (ref ~~[https://www.innovateuk.org/built-environment Technology Strategy Board]~~).	+	It is thought that in the UK, buildings account for around 50% of the total energy consumed (ref [http://www.cibse.org/index.cfm?go=page.view&item=37 CIBSE]). The UK construction industry is also the largest consumer of resources, requiring more than 400 million tonnes of material a year (ref Davis Langdon). 32% of landfill waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings and 13% of products delivered to construction sites are sent directly to landfill without being used (ref Innovate UK).

	The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.		The [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents Climate Change Act] was introduced in the UK in 2008, creating a long-term, legally-binding framework for tackling climate change. It set a target of reducing carbon emissions by 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with a reduction of at least 34% by 2020.

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