Chapter 26. Some UK Experience of Gauging Progress on Introducing Sustainable Business Practices in the Construction Sector

  1. J. Yang,
  2. P. S. Brandon,
  3. A. C. Sidwell
  1. I. Cooper1,
  2. D. Crowhurst2,
  3. S. Platt3,
  4. R. Woodall4

Published Online: 21 JAN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470759493.ch26

Book Title

Smart & Sustainable Built Environments

Smart & Sustainable Built Environments

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How to Cite

Cooper, I., Crowhurst, D., Platt, S. and Woodall, R. (2008) Some UK Experience of Gauging Progress on Introducing Sustainable Business Practices in the Construction Sector, in Smart & Sustainable Built Environments (eds J. Yang, P. S. Brandon and A. C. Sidwell), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470759493.ch26

Author Information

  1. 1

    Eclipse Research Consultants, 121 Arbury Road, Cambridge, UK, CB4 2JD

  2. 2

    Centre for Sustainable Construction, Building Research Establishment Ltd, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, UK, WD25 9XX.

  3. 3

    Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd, Unit 6, 25 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, UK, CB1 2LG.

  4. 4

    Centre for Sustainable Construction, Building Research Establishment Ltd, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, UK, WD25 9XX.

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 21 JAN 2008
  2. Published Print: 27 JUN 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405124225

Online ISBN: 9780470759493

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Keywords:

  • uk;
  • gauging progress;
  • experience;
  • practices;
  • performance

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Summary

  • Sustainability and continuous improvement in UK construction

  • How was MaSC developed

  • What is MaSC

  • Benchmarking current progress on sustainability in UK construction

  • The performance of test-bed companies

  • Conclusions

  • References

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