Environmental Indicators in the Construction Sector - Spain

Environmental Indicators in the Construction Sector helps construction companies prepare their budgets for the total cost of a construction operation. This activity applies environmental indicators to the construction operations, which include CO2 emissions, energy consumption and waste management. This activity’s database allows any person to ascertain the total energy consumption and the quantity of CO2 equivalent emissions from a construction operation. This activity enables users to develop strategies to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Fast facts:

Fifteen construction projects in Spain were producing around 13,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions;
This activity reduces more than 20% of CO2 emissions of the construction projects combined by using more sustainable materials.

The problem

The construction sector has a large impact on the environment in terms of construction materials and greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere during construction.

The solution

Construction projects can use this activity’s database to identify the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions emitted into the atmosphere during construction and can calculate reliable data to minimize emissions. This activity ascertains the impact level, detects the activities with high level impacts and defines strategies to lower the impact levels.

Helping the planet

This activity helps the construction sector minimise their greenhouse gas emissions.

Helping people

This activity is carrying out several projects for public bodies, including the Catalonia Government, Area Metropolitana de Barcelona and Hospitalet de Llobregat.

Scaling Up

This project identifies the impacts associated with each part of a construction operation. This activity is able to tailor specific environmental impact data to specific construction operations, like transportation, manufacturing and electrical technology.