Sustainable Design and Construction for Industrial Construction: Implementation Resources
This CII publication was prepared to help increase the understanding of sustainability for members of the following industrial sectors: manufacturing, mining, minerals and metals, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, power, and utilities. Members of industrial organizations can evaluate the sustainability of their construction projects using the resources for sustainable development presented here: 1) the Checklist for Sustainable Industrial Construction Job Sites; 2) the Quick Start Guide; 3) the two Industrial Construction Sustainability Maturity Models; and 4) a proposed Industrial Sustainability Index Metric (ISIM). Detailed information on the research conducted by the CII Sustainability in Industrial Construction Research Team (RT 250) is available in CII Research Report 250-11.
This publication contains four chapters. Chapter 1 is an introduction. The Checklist for Sustainable Industrial Construction Sites in Chapter 2 can be used to help assess the sustainability of industrial construction projects. Chapter 3 includes the Quick Start Guide for starting the implementation process for a sustainability program. It also presents the two Sustainability Maturity Models, both of which can be used to evaluate current levels of sustainability. Chapter 3 further includes a pilot Industrial Sustainability Index Metric (ISIM) that is proposed as a method for measuring the sustainability of construction materials as they move through the supply chain. The ISIM is still in the development stage and requires additional research to validate its usefulness to the industrial construction industry and to provide quantifiable data.
IR250-3, Sustainability Design and Construction in Industrial Construction: Implementation Resources
Contains four (4) tools to help evaluate sustainability.
- Checklist for Sustainable Construction Job Sites – to help assess the sustainability of industrial construction projects.
- Quick Start Guide – This guide is a tool organized into 13 steps spread across the front end planning, design and construction phases of a project designed to help organize the startup of a sustainability program on a new project. The guide is intended to be used to create an action plan based on the policy and direction determined by the Maturity Model Matrix.
- Maturity Models – uses a matrix format to map the key phases of an industrial construction project against progressive levels of sustainability awareness and implementation. This model was developed for use at both the corporate level and project level.
- Industrial Sustainability Index Metric (ISIM) – is a proposed method for measuring the sustainability of construction materials as they move through the supply chain. Note: This ISIM is still in the development stage at the completion of the work of Research Team 250.
