Considerate Constructors Scheme

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The Scheme’s Code of Considerate Practice states that all registered sites, companies and suppliers are expected to protect the environment where possible.

The Checklist used by Scheme Monitors asks the following questions regarding preservation of the environment:

  • Question 3.1: Are environmental issues identified, communicated, managed and promoted? This is followed up with a prompt for Monitors to check if the site has an environmental policy or plan in place.
  • Question 3.2: Is waste avoided and the use of resources and energy minimised? This is followed up with a prompt for Monitors to check if the site is re-using, reducing and recycling waste and using sustainable solutions?
  • Question 3.10: How is a positive contribution being made to the natural environment? This is followed up with a prompt for Monitors to ask how sites are reducing their consumption of plastics and packaging.

To help the construction industry to understand the impact of plastics and packaging on the environment, the Scheme published ‘Spotlight on… plastics and packaging’ in February 2019.

The following sections of this course draw from the campaign and focus on how sites, companies and suppliers can reduce their consumption of plastics and packaging.

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The Hub features examples of construction industry best practice sourced from across the UK and Ireland. It can be used by anyone in the industry including site managers, contractors, suppliers and clients, who are looking to improve their standards of considerate construction.

The Hub is a Considerate Constructors Scheme initiative.

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What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme?

The Scheme is a not-for-profit organisation founded by the construction industry to improve its image.

The Scheme monitors construction activity across the UK and Ireland, scoring registered sites, companies and suppliers against a Code of Considerate Practice.

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