Materials
Published:
11 April 2023
Edited:
16 January 2024
Read time: 4 minutes
The careful selection of building materials and products and their use in design has the potential to reduce life-cycle environmental impacts — including resource depletion and consumption, habitat and biodiversity loss, environmental pollution and toxicity — and contribute to the environmental performance of a building. Materials should be selected to minimise construction waste and maximise reuse and recycling. Materials should also be selected to avoid chemical risks to human health and the environment.
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