1. Resource Efficient Construction Ben Harris, Principal Consultant Temple Group

2. The opportunity for construction UK can save £23bn through resource efficiency per year 2% of profits are lost through inefficient use of resources

3. Construction as a slice of GDP

4. Materials use Carbon emissions Waste

5. Trend amongst contractors 5

6. Resource Costs 6

7. Operational Costs 7

8. Need for alternative approaches Clients to respond to growing operational costs Contractors to respond to growing construction costs and reduced tender values Design for Resource Efficiency 8