Services
Sections
- Version 5
- Section 1: Project/Contract Strategy
- Section 2: Project Management
- Section 3: People & Communities
- Section 4: Land Use (above & below water) & Landscape
- Section 5: The Historic Environment
- Section 6: Ecology & Biodiversity
- Section 7: Water Environment (Fresh & Marine)
- Section 8: Physical Resources – Use & Management
- Section 9: Transport
Physical Resources – Use & Management
This significant section covers the impacts of using the very wide range of physical resources needed for civil engineering projects. The questions include coverage of: life-cycle analysis, energy and carbon emissions in use, energy and carbon performance on site, minimising material use and waste, responsible sourcing of materials including selection of timber, using re-used and/or recycled materials, minimising use and impacts of hazardous materials, durability and maintenance, and future de-construction or disassembly, design for waste minimisation, legal requirements, waste from site preparation, minimising water consumption and embodied water, policies and targets for resource efficiency, and on-site waste management.