Construction stakeholders know that the industry—accounting for 11% of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions—needs to take steps to improve sustainability. An SAP survey showed that most organizations that set sustainability goals fall short of achieving them. But that same surveyed revealed that 47% of engineering and construction executives said that sustainability is a major concern.

How can those industry leaders approach bids and RFPs in a way that signals their commitment to sustainability but also acknowledges the realities of cost, supply-chain, skilled-labor and other issues?

Reprinted courtesy of Darcy Utting, Construction Executive, a publication of Associated Builders and Contractors. All rights reserved.