Resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector
26/10/2014
On July 1st, the European Commission released a communication on this topic, so closely related to the activity of the demolition industry.
The main objectives of this initiative are to promote a more efficient use of resources consumed by new and renovated commercial, residential and public buildings and to reduce their overall environmental impacts throughout the full life cycle.
This initiative addresses this information deficit by proposing a set of clearly defined and measurable indicators, for the assessment of the environmental performance of buildings.
Some issues related with our industry are clearly stated on the document, such as the assesment prior to demolition, recycling of waste from demolition activities, importance of selective demolition,…
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