Jan 10 2006
A new DTI-funded project called BE AWARE - Built Environment Action on Waste Awareness and Resource Efficiency - aims to help construction product manufacturers to make more efficient use of materials and processes by investigating their products' design, manufacture, installation, use and eventual disposal.
BE AWARE will also look the wastes created at each stage of a product's life cycle in order to find other uses for them.
The 30-month project will be undertaken by an industry consortium led by the Construction Products Association, and will be managed by BRE. Others involved in developing, manufacturing, using or disposing of construction product are also being invited to take part.
BE AWARE will look in detail at around 40 products to see whether waste can be reduced and resource efficiency improved. BRE believes that the research will show that the project's approach could bring industry savings of up to 25%.
Direct help for organisations engaged in construction product design, manufacture, installation, use and end-of-life, is possible by becoming involved in the BE AWARE project.
The project will create publically available guidance and case studies to illustrate how adopting efficient practices in product design and manufacture can help. There will also be a series of workshops during the project to discuss findings and invite further input.
Those wanting to attend the launch, or receive more information, should contact: Amanda Conroy at BRE, tel: 01923 664471, Email: [email protected]
http://www.bre.co.uk