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17 J. Land Use & Envtl. L. 379 (2001-2002)
Policy Instruments for Sustainable Built Environment

handle is hein.journals/jluenvl17 and id is 385 raw text is: POLICY INSTRUMENTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHARLES J. KIBERT* Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ................................... 379 II. RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ................................... 380 III. STATUS OF GREEN BUILDING ....................... 383 A. The U.S. Green Building Council ............... 384 B. The National Association of Home Builders ....... 385 C. Federal and Local Government ................. 385 IV. CATEGORIES OF POLICY INSTRUMENTS ............... 386 V. CASE STUDY .................................. 389 A. Design and Construction ...................... 391 B. Use and Refurbishment ....................... 391 C. Demolition /End Use ......................... 392 VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ...................... 393 I. INTRODUCTION I have been asked to address policy issues that can move the industries that create, operate, and dispose of the built environment to a condition approximating sustainability. Many of the generally acknowledged global environmental problems (greenhouse warming, ozone depletion, soil erosion, acid rain and eutrophication, to name a few) are directly or indirectly caused by the creation, operation, or disposal of the built environment. For instance, 30% of all primary energy in the U.S. is consumed by the built environment, with approximately 40% in many of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Consequently, much of the impact of energy (coal, oil, natural gas, and uranium) extraction and processing, power plant construction and operation, associated transmission lines, and transportation (trucks, trains, barges and ships) can be attributed to building operation. Much of the impact of automobile manufacture, operation, and disposal is tied to the distribution of the built environment on the landscape. Therefore, the impacts of buildings extend far beyond the physical boundaries of the * Director and Professor, M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.