This way of working also allows us to test things very quickly.

Available to purchase at.How can we achieve sustainable construction?.The construction sector is a major consumer of natural resources, yet the climate crisis demands smarter, more sustainable construction solutions.

To achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals we must embrace environmental engineering, by doing everything we can to minimise human impact from the built environment and protect the natural world..There is growing industry consensus that the way we design, build, operate and dispose of our buildings and associated facilities need a major overhaul.Our aim must be to obviate waste, increase efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote construction methodologies that support both people and the environment..

In 2018 the UK generated 222.2 million tonnes of waste, with the construction industry responsible for around 30%.. 1.The good news is that 92.3% of non-hazardous waste generated in the construction industry is recovered, but this has remained static for the past 10 years with no meaningful improvement.

To reduce the quantity of waste and minimise the need for recycling even further, we must move towards sustainable construction practices and a circular economy where buildings, components and materials are used more than once.. Why is the circular economy important?.

Pollution has a negative effect on people, our water systems and the ecosystems around us.So it’s easy to get hold of people.’.

Of the building’s general layout, Kirsty Cobden comments that usefully, ‘Everything goes round in a circle.There are no dead ends, so you don’t have to go back on yourself.

You just keep going all the way round.’.Maswiken also remarks on this ease of movement within the hospital.