Benefits of Sustainable Material Management
Sustainable material management delivers lots of benefits!
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reduced use of virgin materials
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reduced waste generation
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reduced environmental impacts associated with materials production and transportation
Typical practice
A - PVC-U framed windows
B - Concrete upper floor
C - Plasterboard partitions with zero recycled content
D - Foam insulation (polyeurethane / phenolic foam)
E - Synthetic carpet with foam underlay
F - Solvent based paints
G - Rainscreen cladding, e.g. aluminium or plastic laminate
H - Slate imported from international sources, e.g. Spain or China
Good practice
A - Timber framed windows
B - Hollow precast concrete upper floor
C - Plasterboard partitions with recycled content
D - Sheep wool insulation
E - Ceramic/stone/terrazzo tiles, or linoleum
F - Wool carpet with recycled rubber underlay
G - Water based paints
H - Timber cladding
I - Green roof - sedum or turf