ABSTRACT
Emerging policies are leading to mainstreaming of community and environmentally responsible building and design practices, which until recently were largely marginalised.
This trend has the potential to lead to many more built development projects that are simultaneously more efficient and profitable, much more socially accountable, and much less damaging to the environment than before. This is called sustainable construction. Understanding and adoption of sustainable construction are rapidly increasing. However, the practices that can deliver sustainable construction are being adopted by a very small minority of organisations involved in built development, and on only a tiny percentage of construction projects.
