Sustainable sources selection

10.1 Sustainable sources selection

The traditional selection criteria for materials and equipment based on;

• Function
• Form
• Funding

is being challenged.

Organisations are being asked to add to these criteria the whole-life costs of the asset as well as the ecological and environmental impact of materials used and consumed in the fabrication process.

Some useful links and articles techniques for assessing life-cycle impacts are given below;-

• www.energy.gov
• www.wbdg.org/resources