Best Policy Practices
Best Policy Practices
Best Policy Practices
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<strong>Best</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Practices</strong><br />
Programme for Ecologically Sustainable Construction<br />
Finland<br />
A Government resolution made in1998 to<br />
speed up the sustainability of construction.<br />
Name of the programme: The Finnish Government Programme<br />
for Ecologically Sustainable Construction<br />
Lead institution: The Ministry of the Environment<br />
Other institutions and stakeholders involved: Major organisations in<br />
the Finnish Real Estate and Construction Sector<br />
Timeframe: 1998-(2002) | Status: Finished<br />
<strong>Policy</strong> and main objectives: A good way to promote and<br />
guide sustainable construction in the early stages of development<br />
is through a comprehensive programme with common<br />
targets. The Finnish Government Programme for Ecologically<br />
Sustainable Construction has been one of the most<br />
effective instruments for promoting ecological sustainability.<br />
The programme, which was drawn up by the Ministry of the<br />
Environment, was approved as a Government Resolution in<br />
late 1998. The intention of the programme was to speed up<br />
the development processes associated with the ecological<br />
sustainability of construction that were already under way.<br />
The programme was drawn up in close cooperation with the<br />
construction and property sector, which allowed joint targets<br />
to be established in promoting ecological sustainability.<br />
The strategic goals of the programme were to substantially<br />
reduce the environmental loading caused by construction<br />
and the building stock, to turn environmental expertise and<br />
environmental technology into a national competitive factor for<br />
the construction sector, to increase the readiness of the construction<br />
and property sector to accept environmentally based<br />
and customer motivated decision-making, and to strengthen<br />
ecological sustainability in the development of communities.<br />
Results achieved: The programme implementation was<br />
monitored in late 2001 and early 2002. The results showed<br />
that the building sector has a considerable environmental<br />
awareness at the theoretical level. Progressive sectors include<br />
the assessment of ecological factors, indoor climate, water<br />
economy and the management of building waste. On the other<br />
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