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Context

No building, infrastructure, public space or place can be considered genuinely well designed, or sustainable, if it does not contribute to the triple bottom line of environmental, social and economic sustainability.

A good design process requires effective leadership and proper engagement with all key stakeholders throughout, and leads to more sustainable management and maintenance of assets, and competitive running costs.

Actions and Deliverables

Overarching Target

The overall objective of good design is to ensure that buildings, infrastructure, public spaces and places are buildable, fit for purpose, resource efficient, sustainable, resilient, adaptable and attractive. Good design is synonymous with sustainable construction.

Our aim is to achieve greater uptake of design quality assessment tools relevant to buildings, infrastructure, public spaces and places.

 List of Actions & Deliverables which contribute to Overarching TargetBody Responsible for each action/ deliverableTimescale
10% increase year on year from 2007 levels in proportion of projects using DQI in public buildings (custodial, police, fire, courts and other public projects), housing, and education projects Strategic Forum 2010 - CIC measurement of number of DQI projects
10% increase year on year in the number of times the projects above use DQI Strategic Forum 2010 - CIC measurement of number of DQI events
80% of projects to achieve at least 50% demand side representation at all workshops. Strategic Forum 2010 - CIC measurement of ratio at DQI events
Continued 10% per annum growth from 2010 levels in both of the first 2 targets Strategic Forum 2012 - CIC measurement of number of DQI projects and events
Full compliance with targets set in 2006 to achieve BREEAM ‘excellent’ for new builds and ‘very good’ for major refurbishments procured by Central Government, supported by the Centre for Expertise in Sustainable Procurement within OGC. All Government Departments (SDC monitoring) Immediate
All public sector funded housing is built to Lifetime Homes Standards CLG By 2011

 

What can industry do?

Sign up and adhere to the Construction Commitments

 

Further Information:

Various parties are driving forward the design agenda including:

 

The Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building has sustainable design and procurement as recognised criteria.

The Sustainable Development Commission gathers information from Departments on their use of BREEAM and reports annually via its annual Sustainable Development in Government Reports.

Consideration at the design stage of the environmental, social and economic capacity of the physical and natural environment, the Green Infrastructure of sustainable towns and cities, is necessary for its protection, maintenance and enhancement.

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