Commenting on the emerging findings of the Innovation Growth Team review into Low carbon construction:
ICE President, Professor Paul Jowitt, said:
ICE welcomes the recognition in today’s findings, that the UK’s economic growth and productivity and our quality of life are dependent on high quality infrastructure.
Therefore we fully support the proposition to look into how the regulatory regime can be changed to ensure infrastructure is given more prominence and recognition as a primary facilitator of the transition to a low-carbon economy
We agree that to rise to the low carbon challenge, there must also be collaboration between industry, Government and the professions. This will enable the development of a standard industry-wide tool for clients and industry to measure the life-cycle carbon design impact of infrastructure solutions. Such a tool would ensure that carbon becomes a key factor when making decisions on future infrastructure.”
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Notes to editors
Link to the emerging findings of the IGT review on Low Carbon Construction: http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors/docs/10-671-construction-igt-emerging-findings.pdf
For further information:
Kate Ison,
ICE Media Officer,
t. 0207 665 2104
e. kate.ison@ice.org.uk
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