Do standards and regulations supply the necessary incentive for sustainable building?

Industry and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 33-36

  Strand, Sigrid Melby ^a   Fossdal, Sverre ^a  

^a Norwegian Bldg Research Institute ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDS;

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0242526199     PISSN: 03789993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (2)

1. CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building Construction) and UNEP-ITEC (United Nations Environment Programme - International Environmental Technology Centre) (2002) Agenda 21 for Sustainable Construction in Developing Countries. A discussion document. Boutek Report No. Bou/E0204. Published by CSIR Building and Construction Technology, Pretoria, South Africa (www.csir.co.za).
2. International Organization for Standardization, standards under development: ISO (2002a) ISO/TC 59/SC 3 N 459, Building and constructed assets - Sustainable building - General principles. ISO (2002b) ISO/TC 59/SC 3 N 469, Building and constructed assets - Sustainability - Sustainable indicators. ISO (2002c) ISO/TC 59/SC 3 N 467, Building and constructed assets - Sustainability in building construction - Framework for assessment of environmental performance of buildings. ISO (2002d) ISO/TC 59/SC 3 N 467, Building and constructed assets - Sustainability in building construction - Environmental declarations of building products.