Business Minister Mark Prisk will announce that the Green Construction Board (GCB) has secured £1m to bolster its operations.Image may be NSFW.
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The Government finance will underpin key action points the GCB and its working groups develop and deliver in their effort to promote the growth opportunities presented by a more sustainable construction, infrastructure and property sector.
The Minister, who co-chairs the GCB, will announce the funding during a visit to the Building Research Establishment in Watford, at which he will launch the organisation’s new apprenticeship programme and tour its Innovation Park.
Mr Prisk said: “The Government is determined to maximise the opportunities for UK construction in sustainable development. This money will enable the Board to take forward a large programme of activities through the voluntary contributions of many people from the industry, who are keen to engage with us regularly to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy.
“This additional funding will be used to get even more value from those contributions by supporting particular tasks, to ensure that they are delivered more quickly, or in more depth, than would otherwise be the case.”
The GCB has achieved fundamental milestones since its formation, including:
- Establishing seven working groups, consisting of over 160 leading industry and Government representatives, who will deliver a comprehensive programme of activity.
- Creating an initial ‘Routemap’ to set out the industry’s direction to 2050.
- Issuing a call for evidence to create a ‘knowledge database’ for low carbon and research development.
- Integrating the existing work of the Sustainable Construction Task Force into that of the Board.
