ENVIRONMENTAL

SUSTAINABILITY
CONSTRUCTION SUSTAINABLY IMPLIES USING RECYCLABLE AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND

MATERIALS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO MINIMISE

WASTE AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION WHERE POSSIBLE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

AROUND THE SITE. AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY STRUCTURE OR SETTING MUST BE THE END

PRODUCT OF A SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

DEFINITION
Protecting the environment from
waste, effluent, and emissions. Using
natural resources responsibly
therefore enhancing the environment
where possible.

CHALLENGES

IMPORTANCE Pollution
People need clean air, fresh

water, and nutritious food to

1)Focuses on the state of the planet

survive. Pollution threatens the

we leave it in.
viability of all these resources
2)It encourages individuals to live in
Urban Heat Island
a way that creates minimal waste.
According to NASA, an urban

heat island is an area that

experiences higher temperatures

IMPACT than the surrounding

environment

Ecosystem Impact
many negative environmental

impacts such as waste, noise,

dust.
Public Impact
because of the dust and

vibrations people who live near

construction sites are more

likely to experience negative

health impacts