Level 3 National CONSTRUCTION THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Unit

Level 3 National CONSTRUCTION & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Unit 2 Sustainable construction © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Level 3 National CONSTRUCTION & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Features • • Name four features of the natural environment that need to be protected Where can we extract drinking water? Name three examples of our local UK heritage What is biodiversity? © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Level 3 National CONSTRUCTION & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT The impact of construction • What impact would a large construction development have on this landscape? © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Level 3 National CONSTRUCTION & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Environmental protection • In groups of two or three, undertake research into the Environmental Protection Act – Research three points that this piece of legislation covers – Present your findings as a presentation to the rest of the group © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Level 3 National CONSTRUCTION & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Sustainable construction • • • What is sustainability? Why does it have to be fit for purpose? Identify an energy-based sustainable technique Identify a material-based sustainable technique Identify a waste-based sustainable technique © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Level 3 National CONSTRUCTION & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Sustainable technique • How is this roof sustainable? © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010