BS 8895-1:2013

This standard BS 8895-1:2013 Designing for material efficiency in building projects is classified in these ICS categories:

• 91.040.01 Buildings in general

This part of BS 8895 gives recommendations for the process by which design and project teams seek to maximize material efficiency through design. It outlines what material efficiency in design involves and how the process of designing for material efficiency is implemented through the Strategic Definition and Preparation and Brief stages of a project.

NOTE 1 This includes optimizing material use, increasing materials with a higher level of recycled content, designing out waste, and planning for waste reduction and recycling.

NOTE 2 For an explanation of the need for designing for material efficiency, see the Introduction.

NOTE 3 Annex A demonstrates how other parts of BS 8895 will cover material efficiency at other stages of a project.