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News Release from: Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 October 2007
James Wates to lead sustainability
discussions
James Wates, chairman of the Construction Confederation and deputy chairman of Wates, will be the keynote speaker at a JCT sustainability policy meeting.
James Wates, chairman of the Construction Confederation and deputy chairman of Wates, will be the keynote speaker at the JCT sustainability policy meeting on Wednesday, November 7, which is being held to discuss how contracts and guidance might help improve sustainability in the construction industry To be held at the Swiss Re tower (the Gherkin) in London and involving a number of key construction organisations from across the industry and government departments, discussions will centre around whether contracts should include stronger sustainability performance provisions for the construction process
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 25 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Questions such as whether contractual provisions could be effective, what remedies could be sought for failure to meet sustainability requirements, and how contracts and guidance could assist and encourage professional advisers to give priority to sustainable design features will all be debated at the meeting.
Construction is one of the UK's largest economic sectors and, by its very nature, is energy and materials intensive.
Increasingly, contractors, architects and suppliers have to meet sustainability standards, and ensure that the materials used are environmentally friendly and energy efficient.
It is generally accepted that there is considerable scope for further improvement.
JCT is the UK's only consensual contract authoring body.
It was set up by the industry in 1931 and its members include many of the key industry bodies.
The successful introduction of sustainability provisions within standard forms of contracts can only be undertaken if the industry agrees there is a need.
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