Sustainable Construction - Tools and Guidance
Procuring the Future - A National Action Plan for sustainable procurement.Procuring the Future is the National Action Plan drawn up by the independent Sustainable Procurement Task Force and presented to Government on 12 June 06. The Sustainable Procurement Task Force was established in May 2005, charged with drawing up an action plan to bring about a step-change in sustainable public procurement so that the UK is among the leaders in the EU by 2009.
Sustainable procurement Case Studies
Case studies from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affair's (Defra) Sustainable Development website. There are some examples of best practice in sustainable procurement across the public and private sector.
UK Government's Sustainable Procurement Action Plan
Launched on 05 May 07 the UK Government Sustainable Procurement Action Plan forms the key response to the business-led Task Force report. It describes in detail the actions to be taken collectively by Government to deliver the step change needed to ensure that supply chains and public services will be increasingly low carbon, low waste and water efficient, respect biodiversity and deliver wider sustainable development goals.
Achieving Excellence in Construction Procurement
The Office of Government Commerce provides a series of guides containing key principles for the delivery of successful construction projects. There are 11 guides, each tackling a different issue from design quality through to sustainability and whole life costing.
Creating Excellent Buildings: A Guide for Clients
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment's (CABE) best practice guide on how to commission a building project successfully. The guide provides detailed advice on four main stages of a building project - preparation, design, construction and use of the building.
Constructing for Sustainability: a guide for clients and their professional advisors
The Construction Industry Council's (CIC) guide briefly explains some of the thinking behind the principles of sustainable development and looks at how to adopt these principles throughout the life of projects from inception to demolition.
Government Definition of Sustainable Procurement
Sustainable Procurement is a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment.
Sustainable Procurement should consider the environmental, social and economic consequences of: Design; non-renewable material use; manufacture and production methods; logistics; service delivery; use; operation; maintenance; reuse; recycling options; disposal; and suppliers' capabilities to address these consequences throughout the supply chain.