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Achieving Excellence: Sustainable Development in Construction published
Released on 20/05/2005
OGC has published new guidance on sustainable development in construction projects. This eleventh Achieving Excellence guide sets out the processes by which public sector clients should procure and deliver construction projects that promote sustainable development while still achieving the best whole life value for money.
The guide considers each stage of the project procurement process, starting well before designs are developed, to identify areas of critical importance in terms of sustainable development. The early stages of a project are the most important, as decisions made at these stages have the greatest impact on the sustainability of the final outcome.
Number 11, completes the set of Achieving Excellence guides. These support public sector organisations as clients of the construction industry. The series provides a strategy for sustained improvement in construction procurement performance and in the value for money achieved by government on construction projects, including those involving maintenance and refurbishment.
The guides provide challenging targets for government performance under four headings - management, measurement, standardisation and integration. Targets included the use of partnering and development of long-term relationships, the reduction of financial and decision-making approval chains, improved skills development and empowerment, the adoption of performance measurement indicators and the use of tools such as value and risk management and whole life costing.
The series of Achieving Excellence guides, are available on-line through the Successful Delivery Toolkit or in print from the OGC service desk.
Contact details:
OGC Service Desk
Tel: 0845 000 4999
E-mail: ServiceDesk@ogc.gsi.gov.uk
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