In November 2010 the UK government published a report on Low Carbon Construction containing an analysis of the Carbon footprint of the construction industry and a list of reccommendations for actions the UK government could take to reduce that Carbon footprint including proposals for changes to regulations and standards and government procurement requirements.
Low Carbon Construction report web page.
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