Sustainable Development And The Future Of Construction

This project aimed to answer the following question: "What will be the consequences of sustainable development on the construction industry by the years 2010?" The study focused on investigating the relationship, and clearly defining the links, between the principles of sustainable development and the construction sector. The (Kibert) definition for sustainable construction: "the creation and responsible management of a healthy built environment based on resource efficient and ecological principles" was taken as a starting point in 1995 when the project was launched. The objective was to interpret and describe its meaning in different participating countries and, if appropriate, to give it a better definition from their national point of view. The project has involved the collaboration of experts from countries in Western and Eastern Europe, North America, South Africa and Asia, with the objective of producing this CIB publication in time for the CIB Gavle Congress. The publication resulting from this project comprises fourteen national reports and an international synthesis, which give a comparison between visions from various countries on what comprises the notion of "sustainable construction".