Checklist

Contractor selection

When the goal is to achieve a project that aligns with an organisation’s environmental agenda, it is important to select a contractor who demonstrates a responsible and proven commitment to energy use and lowering carbon emissions.

    • Assess contractors’ abilities and track record in measuring and reducing carbon
    • Determine whether they can demonstrate case studies that show successful energy reduction and/or embodied carbon reduction
    • Assess how they can demonstrate their ability to deliver upon the project’s carbon targets
    • Assess the method they are proposing to use to measure the project's carbon
    • Align with any industry standards, such as RICS Whole Life Carbon Guidance
    • If they have a carbon calculating tool (developed in-house or off the shelf), has it been third-party audited?
    • Assess a contractor’s own carbon credentials including their own carbon reduction targets and statistics. Ideally, they have had their carbon targets ratified by the Science Based Targets Initiative

Construction process

Design and material selection