Materials shortages should boost our green ambitions

By Richard Steer2021-07-26T05:00:00

The current scarcity of key carbon-intensive products is the catalyst we need to focus on building more sustainably, Richard Steer says

Reports of worsening materials shortages and consequent price hikes have left construction professionals wondering exactly how the industry can achieve the government’s oft-repeated ambition to “build back better” given the lack of availability of the necessary supplies.

In recent weeks we have seen plastics, cement and aggregates join the ever-increasing list of products which my own builder is quick to tell me are as rare as hen’s teeth. The importation of timber is expected to be particularly problematic for some time to come.

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