Eco-Build NW - Construciton benchmarks
A framework for comparing materials, elements, buildings, firms and districts
Firm / sector assessment
The firm level assessment is geared towards the industry i.e. construction as an economic sector, in relation to other industries which buy from or sell to construction.
- It uses the range of outputs from the REAP and REEIO modelling systems, in particular to identify the material flow from other sectors which is consumed by the construction sector
- It can then index that consumption in terms of dwellings or floorspace produced, GDP or GVA utilized, capital investment etc
- The sector level indices are then a reference point and template for more detailed firm level assessments, to be targeted towards particular kinds of outputs, e.g. proportions of housing, industrial, civil engineering etc
