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News Release from: Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 December 2007
FMB takes up the green challenge
New campaign to encourage the building sector to move towards a greener, more energy efficient Britain has been launched by the Federation of Master Builders.
The FMB's campaign called, 'Building A Greener Britain', sets out to encourage all those in the building sector - builders, customers, opinion formers and government - to do all they can to reduce carbon emissions and make the existing building stock greener Over the course of the next year the FMB will be working with the Oxford University Environmental Change Institute, politicians, officials and industry professionals to present a series of practical policy recommendations aimed at government, which will help encourage householders to make their homes greener
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 27 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Brian Berry, Director of External Affairs at the FMB said, "With buildings contributing 47% of the UK's total carbon emissions, the FMB has a key role to play in helping the Government achieve its target to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2050.
The facts speak for themselves:.
* Construction uses around 6 tonnes of materials each year for every man, woman and child in the UK.
* Construction and demolition produce more than 80 million tonnes of waste each year - 10% of which is unused in building materials.
* 50% of the UK's energy consumption results from construction (10%) or during the life of the building (over 40%).
* 47% of UK carbon emissions are from servicing buildings.
Berry continued, "Over the coming months the FMB is determined that the building sector will be ahead of the game by outlining policy recommendations to government and opinion formers to enable builders to play a full and constructive role in building the new greener Britain.
The FMB is committed to a safe, sustainable and practical construction industry.
Most importantly the FMB is committed to ensuring that government objectives for sustainability are practical.".
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