(6) Waste Facilities;
(7) Energy Generation & Distribution; and
(8) Telecommunication.
Roads, Tunnels, &
Bridges
Rail Transport
Systems
Telecommunications
Energy Generation &
Distribution
Types of
Infrastructure
Project
Waste Facilities
Water Utility Services
Airports
Waterways, Canals, &
Ports
Figure 2: Types of Infrastructure Projects
Figure 2: Types of Infrastructure Projects
(1) Roads, Tunnels, and Bridges;
industry players, consultants, and designers.
(2) Rail Transport Systems;
This rating tool is essential and critical to enable
(3) Water Utility Services;
a holistic consideration of sustainable elements
(4) Airports;
to be incorporated early in any infrastructure
Essentially,
INFRASTAR
focuses on assessing
the sustainability
of an infrastructure
(5) Waterways,
Canals, and Ports;
development Sustainable
and to provide
a comprehensive
(6) Waste Facilities;
assessment of the level of sustainability that is
project
during the in design
and construction
stage. Due
to the various
types
of infrastructure
(7) Energy
Generation
& Distribution;
and and the
being implemented
the project.
It is an objective-
(8) Telecommunication.
and evidence-based
rating tool
that evaluates
complexities
of operational
functionalities,
at the moment,
there is no generic assessment model
social and environmental aspects including
for
assessing
the operation
and maintenance
land-use
planning
and management,
resource stages of a project. Having said that, there are two
management, energy and water management, SUSTAINABLE INFRASTAR ASSESSMENT
effects on biodiversity and other ecosystems.
MODEL
SUSTAINABLE INFRASTAR ASSESSMENT MODEL
TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
The tool is designed to develop a generic
sustainability assessment framework that can
be applied to various types of infrastructure
projects, which are primarily categorised into eight
categories:
Essentially, Sustainable INFRASTAR focuses on
assessing the sustainability of an infrastructure
project during the design and construction stage.
Due to the various types of infrastructure and the
complexities of operational functionalities, at the
moment there is no generic assessment model
for assessing the operation and maintenance
stages of a project. Having said that, there are
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