NAVIGATING THE PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY: THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY'S CRUCIAL ROLE

Abstract

The construction industry is a key factor for sustainable development. The construction sector accounts for about 40 percent of the global energy use. The building sector which is important to quality of life in terms of housing, workspace, utilities and transport infrastructure is also of high economic significance and has serious environmental and social consequences particular in the environment. This paper develops a framework to implement sustainability principles and strategies to the construction industry from a life-cycle perspective to contribute to sustainable development which includes three dimensions: environment, social and economic. The framework depicts the construction sector's potential for contributing to sustainability development by highlighting the environmental problems and prospects and defining the relationship between construction activities and environmental, social and economic problems.