Sustainable Building Technical Manual：The Construction Process.pdf

SUSTAI ABLE BUILDI G TECH ICAL MA UAL Green Building Design, Construction, and Operations Produced by Public Technology Inc. US Green Building Council Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency P U B L I C T E C H N O L O G Y , I N C . 2 5 Y E A R S O F P R O G R PART V The Co n s t r u c t i o n P ro c e s s Introduction This section of the manual highlights specific guidelines for the management of site issues, indoor air quality (IAQ), source control practices, and resources during the con- struction process. Although construction design documents typically define the responsi- bilities of a contractor during the construction process, they mainly focus on the design elements that compose the finished product. Rarely do they set environmental guidelines to be followed during the construction phase. Therefore, the design team should work with a construction professional to ensure the adoption of guidelines for this aspect of the project. Typically, these guidelines will appear in a construction contract with specifi- cations that spell out requirements for their implementation (see Chapter 17, “Specifications”). Many of the guidelines and practices identified in this section should be considered in conjunction with the strategies addressed in other sections of the manual; for example, guidelines for indoor air quality in construction should be coordinated with those for environmentally sound materials selection and ventilation-system design. The integra- tion of such guidelines across the design, development, operations, and maintenance of a building is critical to their successful application. CHAPTER 19 E nv i ro n m e n t a l Construction Gu i d e l i n e s General Considerations