us not forget that holistic planning is key to success , as it sets out a shared vision for the development of Gibraltar in the local and global context .
During the design phase , Ocean Heights can be established as a ‘ living laboratory ’ for a research project in order to apply the aforementioned , provide collaborative innovation guidance , monitor energy and water usage and technology performance , monitor satisfaction level of the residents and allow for sharing learnings with the local industry , Government and the wider global community .
Ensuring that experts in relevant fields , including town planning , landscaping , architecture and sustainability form part of a core project team from the outset of any project is crucial to facilitate a comprehensive approach and allow for knowledge-sharing in respective fields in order to solve the often-complex issues connected to the design , construction and operation of sustainable buildings .
It is at the project appraisal stage that such matters should be incorporated into a project in order to allow a building ’ s environmental performance to become an objective that can be balanced against other project ’ s objectives , yet in reality this happens very rarely and common practice tends to be to address sustainability at later stages when many of the opportunities to make a difference are reduced to some extent or another , or no longer available without incurring significant costs and delays to the project .
To find out more about the SDGs and how they can be incorporated at early stages of construction projects , or learn about the Life Cycle Assessment ( LCA ) of a building ( existing or new build ) and for assistance in producing Sustainability Assessments ( SA ), LCAs and other specialist reports visit www . planning . vision , call 20065888 or email info @ planning . vision and speak to one of our specialists today . Why wait until it is too late ?
Reduce , Reuse & Recycle Underlining focus upon locally sourced , renewable materials , upcycling , retrofitting , the use of art and technology and changing perception around waste via innovation .
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