Ampofo-Anti, NL2010-04-082010-04-082009-06Ampofo-Anti, NL 2009. Sustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction products. Buy-Environmental Trade Show & Conference, Vodaworld, Midrand, 9-10 June 2009, pp 1-17http://hdl.handle.net/10204/40092009 Buy-Environmental Trade Show & Conference, Vodaworld, Midrand, 9-10 June 2009The adoption of green building principles and the rollout of energy efficiency regulations for buildings are not sufficient to align the environmental performance of South African construction products with the requirements for environmental sustainability. Amongst others, the need and also the opportunities to reduce the environmental burdens associated with the production and consumption of materials and components are overlooked or not sufficiently addressed. Achieving environmental sustainability demands a paradigm shift from prescriptive to science-based methodologies; and from fragmented approaches to systems perspectives entailing action and commitment by all stakeholders in the product supply chain. LCA-based legislative and economic policy instruments such as Green Procurement, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Cleaner Production (CP), Design for Environment (DfE) and eco-labelling / Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) are discussed.enSustainable productionSustainable consumptionConstruction productsLife cycle assessmentGreen buildingEnvironmental sustainabilitySustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction productsConference PresentationAmpofo-Anti, N. (2009). Sustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction products. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4009Ampofo-Anti, NL. "Sustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction products." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4009Ampofo-Anti N, Sustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction products; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4009 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Ampofo-Anti, NL AB - The adoption of green building principles and the rollout of energy efficiency regulations for buildings are not sufficient to align the environmental performance of South African construction products with the requirements for environmental sustainability. Amongst others, the need and also the opportunities to reduce the environmental burdens associated with the production and consumption of materials and components are overlooked or not sufficiently addressed. Achieving environmental sustainability demands a paradigm shift from prescriptive to science-based methodologies; and from fragmented approaches to systems perspectives entailing action and commitment by all stakeholders in the product supply chain. LCA-based legislative and economic policy instruments such as Green Procurement, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Cleaner Production (CP), Design for Environment (DfE) and eco-labelling / Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) are discussed. DA - 2009-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Sustainable production KW - Sustainable consumption KW - Construction products KW - Life cycle assessment KW - Green building KW - Environmental sustainability LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 T1 - Sustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction products TI - Sustainable consumption and production strategy for South African construction products UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4009 ER -