Sustainability in Construction
by Leah Upchurch
1. How to use this template
2. less harm to wildlife
2.1. construction causes habitat loss
2.2. decreases soil quality
2.3. threats to endangered species
3. make greener communities
3.1. less noise pollution
3.2. construction generates a lot of waste
4. could slow down global warming
4.1. construction uses machines that run on greenhouse gasses
4.1.1. construction is to blame for about 25% of thw world's carbon emission
4.2. construction can cause lots of water pollution
5. Should there be more laws in place to protect the environment from construction?
6. Too expensive
6.1. construction industry makes up a lot of the economy
6.2. greener resources and techniques are usually more expensive
6.3. the whole job of a contractor is to be as efficient as possible for as cheap as possible
7. Already have some in place/ what more is realstic to ask
7.1. some acts are already in place, but they cover the bare minimum
7.2. making things 100% clean is unattainable at least for a while
7.3. Have the actsin place even made that big of a difference?
8. would upset builders and contractors
8.1. the contractors I've met are very stuck in their ways
8.2. it would be asking people who have done things their way for years to change
8.3. contractors could just not follow any laws being put in place if they really didn't want to