The construction industry is one of the largest consumers of energy and raw materials in the world and is a major source of pollution. We urgently need to get a deep understanding of the industry’s impact, adopt new technologies and minimise the harmful effect on the planet. But what has been of particular interest lately is the indirect environmental impact of construction products. However, to make well-informed decisions about what we want to include in our buildings, we first need to find a common way to collect and evaluate the environmental data of those products.
In this article, we draw your attention to some of the most important points of a study on the key environmental indicators for construction products devised by our experts in Cobuilder. The study – in the form of a…