SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

摘要

The construction industry is responsible for the consumption of 400 million tonnes of material resources every year and is the UK's largest source of waste, contributing one third of the UK's annual waste total. The healthcare sector in particular is an arena in which a clear opportunity exists to deliver greater resource efficiency. There is considerable scope for the healthcare sector to set a benchmark of sustain ability for the wider construction industry to follow. The latest Government Budget revealed that capital expenditure in healthcare on IT and buildings would be raised significantly over the next ten years from 2.2 billion pounds to 5.5 billion pounds per annum, meaning that approximately one third of all hospital real estate and all GP surgeries would be replaced or refurbished.