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News Release from: Ibstock Brick | Subject: Sustainability Benchmark Book
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 September 2004
Sustainability Benchmark Book Maps
Future
Ibstock-sponsored sustainability benchmark book maps the desirable future for the Building Industry.
'Closing the Loop - Benchmarks for Sustainable Buildings' by Dr Susan Roaf, delineates a series of guidelines and standards by which the building industry - in particular the developers, specifiers and clients - can evaluate their current projects and plan for the future Sponsored by Ibstock Brick, with Thames Water and the RWE Group, the book opens with the statement 'A revolution is occurring within the building industry around the world
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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At last people are actually asking to live in and work in sustainable, comfortable and healthy buildings.' Ibstock Brick is proud to support projects in promoting and defining sustainable building practices, having pursued environmentally responsible policies for many years.
All 24 of Ibstock's manufacturing sites have been certified to ISO 14001, more than the rest of the UK brick industry combined.
In addition, Ibstock has won the prestigious 2004 Building Awards for Sustainability, a fitting recognition of the investment and progress it has made in ensuring it becomes a sustainable business.
Closing The Loop introduces the cases for sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and the need for benchmarks, pointing out that it is currently all achievable.
The main sections of the book cover Social indicators, Environmental indicators, Solutions, Tools and techniques; appendices follow on Planning Policy Guidance Notes and Building Regulations.
The author defines each chapter heading (e.g The community, Health, Air pollution), The building envelope) against its background and what the public want from the subject, and outlines how authorities and regulators are tackling the problem or solution around the world.
Then the sections on Solutions and Tools and techniques demonstrate how the industry and Government can join to effect a better, more sustainable living environment.
She argues that all the tools and techniques are available to achieve this, and that theory can now move into practice to ensure a sustainable future.
Closing the Loop was written with Andrew Hoarsley and Rajat Gupta, and there were contributions by other authors in certain chapters.
It was edited by Melanie Thompson and was published by RIBA Enterprises, and copies may be obtained direct from RIBA Enterprises.
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