In October 2003 the Government’s Sustainable Procurement Group recommended setting targets for the use of recycled products in major construction projects. In May 2004 they went on to suggest that Building Regulations should be revised to specify a minimum percentage of reclaimed/recycled material within building projects.

This together with an increasing requirement for both Local and Regional Government and industry to be more environmentally accountable has led Ballast Phoenix to developed an on-line model to assist clients to assess the environmental impact of using IBAA against other known resources. The model is based on the most up to date information available at time of writing, and is subject to continual updating.

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The model can give information on the following and is site specific: