Construction firms across the UK have reacted warmly to the launch of new guidelines aimed at helping the industry reduce its carbon emissions.
Back in 2013, the Treasury published its Infrastructure Carbon Review, specifically designed to help construction firms of all sizes make their supply chains more eco-friendly and sustainable.
On the back of this, the British Standards Institute (BSI) has now launched its own publication, entitled 'PAS2080: 2016 carbon Management in Infrastructure', expanding on how businesses can work closely with their stakeholders to help carbon emissions across the industry continue to fall.
Notably, the guidelines were drawn up after ongoing consultation with the construction industry, with around 20 firms and other bodies, including universities and heavy industry, contributing.
Welcoming the development, one such contributor, Adrian Johnson, technical director for engineering at MWH Global, explained: "Until PAS 2080, we didn't have a consistent way of setting up management processes, measurements and innovations to deliver carbon reduction that all organisations in the supply chain can get together in an integrated way and deliver.
"This will make it much easier for the whole supply chain to know what it needs to do and how to get there."
This comes soon after an ambitious infrastructure project, the Bolton Guided Busway, won the prize for sustainability at the prestigious CILT North West Awards.
