Sustainability in the construction industry? Hi, i need to know what problems sustainability will pose small contractors in the construction industry who work with forerunner Clients on sustainability...such as, higher cost of materials due to a shorter supplier database, less choice of materials....any ideas??

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a PROPERLY PLANNED sustainable (LEED certified) building will not cost anymore to construct %26amp; operate than a conventional one. It may even cost less.

It is being done everyday.

Hire a qualified architect to lead the project. I%26#039;m an architect 44% 4 Votes

Other Answers (2)

• Are you personally going to live in the building? If the client really wants you to build a sustainable building, they should be ready to absorb the higher costs and work with the limited number of materials (which I%26#039;m not sure I believe--people have made some pretty innovative %26quot;sustainable%26quot; building materials lately).
  
  I guess what I%26#039;m trying to say is, I don%26#039;t think it should cause too many problems for the contractor. 33% 3 Votes
• i think from what i have heard on%26#039;t radio, the main problem so far`has been lack of skills in unconventional building techniques, and an unwillingness to depart from what they know. so again thats a problem for the poor %26#039;forerunner Client%26#039;. 22% 2 Votes