Revamping design, construction and operations for boosting built asset sustainability

With the construction industry inevitably being a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, sustainability research has become a generic trend in the built environment. Once it has been decided to build a new building, or to refurbish an existing building, or change working practices, the opportunities for improvement through sustainable planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance practices are significant. To this end, sustainability solutions across a diverse range of projects in different contexts are required to bring change and innovations to the sector. However, there is still a lack of sustainability focus on the interfaces of design, construction and operational phases in construction projects that would eventually bring life to “Built asset sustainability”.