The Impact of Construction on the Environment



Anthony Rundle

Introduction

The construction industry impacts on the environment in a number of ways, both directly and indirectly. The assignment will cover a number of issues that are associated with the construction projects and will identify a number of environmental components that require protection. We will look at problems on a national and international scale. Identifying the need for global co-operation in the protection of our planet. This is of utmost importance to our survival and can only be achieved unilaterally.

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Criticism aimed towards the construction industry.

The building industry was described by the Environmental Agency as the worst and most frequent source of industrial pollution in 1997 and this is at a time when preserving the environment and building intelligent buildings, thus making the most out of our natural resources, this is a key issue. This description from the Environmental...