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The Environmental Protection Agency defines sustainable construction as “the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s lifecycle, from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.” The concept of sustainability, at its core, considers the resilience of the natural environment and the practices that impact it.īut sustainability issues extend to community health, social equity, and wealth distribution-and the construction sector is in a position to make significant impacts on all of those areas. By adopting sustainable building processes today, construction companies can make a big difference for both the environment and for their clients. Sustainable construction begins in the project’s design phase, but even general contractors can make a big difference by choosing better materials.A conservative estimate says that the construction industry is responsible for more than 30% of natural-resource extraction in the world.
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