Understanding quantification is one key to delivering environmentally sustainable assets

This note discusses how the quantity surveyor's skills can be harnessed in the development of environmentally sustainable design.  It focuses on the skills of managing quantity and the relationship of quantity to cost and environmental performance.

note summary
  1. Environmentally sustainable buildings
  2. Difficulties evaluating
  3. Benefits of good design
  4. Where is the quantity surveyor in this process?
  5. Conclusion
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