As the definition of sustainability has grown and diversified in recent years, the time is now right to bring together the various disciplines across the built environment to harmonise and redefining sustainability.

In the December 2016 issue of ABC+D Magazine, Martin Hurn, brand director at Ecobuild, discusses how to achieve this, following the show’s recent roundtable on how manufacturers can respond to the changing environment and  help shape the future of sustainability.

The definition of sustainability is becoming increasingly multifaceted. It is no longer limited to low carbon construction and now includes a range of factors such as wellbeing, placemaking and infrastructure.

While the increasingly broad reach of the concept and its continuing prominence can only be a seen as a positive development, the expansion and divergence in the understanding of sustainability across the built environment has begun to create a new challenge in terms of driving the sustainability agenda forward and creating common goals for the future.

To tackle this, Ecobuild launched the Redefining Sustainability campaign. The aim of the campaign is to bring together the various meanings of sustainability from across the construction industry and, ultimately, arrive at a universally accepted definition that is appealing, engaging and accessible to all.

Read more at http://www.buildingtalk.com/redefining-sustainability-for-today-and-the-future/