Skills, Supply Chains, and Capacity in Sustainable Construction

This panel considers the constraints that workforce capability, material availability, and supply chain resilience place on the delivery of sustainable construction. It will examine the gap between policy ambition and industry capacity and identify opportunities to strengthen sector readiness.

Learning Outcomes
Following this presentation, you should be able to:

• Quantify the gap that exists between environment policy ambition and the capacity of the construction industry to realise this ambition
• Outline the ways workforce capability is currently restraining sustainable outcomes
• Outline the ways material availability and supply chain resilience are restraining sustainable outcomes
• Identify ways to address and overcome these barriers to sustainability in the construction sector

This presentation will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects 2021:

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

PC 3 – Apply principles of project planning, considering implications for Country, environmental sustainability, communities, stakeholders and project costs.

PC 10 – Demonstrate understanding of the whole life carbon implications of procurement methods, materials, components and construction systems.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

PC 35 – Be able to assess operational and embodied carbon implications of materials, components, construction systems and supply chains (including transport) to achieve net zero whole life carbon when developing design concepts. This includes integrating relevant consultant expertise and advising on the impact of chosen materials, components and systems on carbon outcomes.