Biblioteca de métricas unificadas - Raw materials consumption

Pregunta de ayuda

What percentage of raw building materials (excluding recovered, recycled and bio-sourced) the company used, compared to the total weight of building materials used in new construction and major renovations, during the period?

Resumen

The resource-intensive nature of the building sector has a big impact on sustainability. Adopting eco-friendly substitutes and procuring these materials sustainably are crucial factors to take into account when using sustainable building techniques.

Unidad

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Descripción

Composed of approximately fifty elements, including sand, steel, and cement, raw building materials are critical for the construction process.

See a detailed list of classifications of raw materials used in construction.

Regulatory Definition

According to the (EU) 2022/1288 of 6 April 2022, the metric is defined as “Share of raw building materials (excluding recovered, recycled and bio-sourced) compared to the total weight of building materials used in new construction and major renovations”

Fuentes

Ejemplos

If your organization have used steel, sand and cement, which has not been through any process of recycling, bio-sourcing and/or recovery, the indicator asks you to provide a percentage of those materials in comparison to the total weight of building materials used.