{"id":108192,"date":"2022-03-24T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=108192"},"modified":"2022-03-24T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:44:27","slug":"ukgbc-publish-guidance-toolkit-scale-delivery-social-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/ukgbc-publish-guidance-toolkit-scale-delivery-social-value\/108192\/","title":{"rendered":"UKGBC publish guidance toolkit to scale delivery of built environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today published a guidance toolkit prioritising the delivery of social value across built environment projects<\/h2>\n

The toolkit guidance aims to empower built environment<\/a> practitioners to support and enhance the delivery of social value<\/a> across built environment projects. This will be achieved via a\u00a0simple and practical 8-step process.<\/p>\n

The toolkit guidance cuts to the chase when it comes to social value<\/h3>\n

The UKGBC<\/a>‘s guide provides checklists to equip decision-makers with the tools to complete day-to-day tasks whilst ensuring that community and occupant needs are prioritised throughout a project\u2019s lifecycle.<\/p>\n

The toolkit guidance cuts to the chase when it comes to social value, offering a shared approach to social value delivery which has been formulated in collaboration with industry experts and informed by real-world case studies.<\/p>\n

Each project is unique and therefore the toolkit guidance offers a flexible approach to social value<\/a>. The guidance can be adapted to support any built environment project of any scale, as well as at an organisational level.<\/p>\n

Adding social value to building projects unlocks social, economic and environmental benefits to society<\/h3>\n

Social value should never be an afterthought when it comes to the sustainability of the built environment: prioritising social value across our building projects has a range of social, economic and environmental benefits for society.<\/p>\n

For example, it can help to tackle economic inequality, fight climate change<\/a>, improve health and wellbeing, and even shield vulnerable people against the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n

The Social Value Act 2013 has spearheaded the focus on social value in the built environment<\/h3>\n

In 2013, the Social Value Act was published, detailing guidance on social value for the built environment sector. This ranged from\u00a0measurement to embedding social value into procurement, planning and design.<\/p>\n

A key issue that the industry needs to address is\u00a0translating this guidance into a form which can be easily applied to the specific circumstances of stakeholder needs and the nature of individual projects.<\/p>\n

The UKGBC\u2019s \u2018Guide for Delivering Social Value on Built Environment Projects<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> has been published today. It seeks to respond to the barriers the industry is currently facing by offering a step-by-step, flexible process for delivering social value that can be applied to any built environment project of any scale. This could range from a single built asset to an entire town regeneration project.<\/p>\n

Building on UKGBC\u2019s Framework for Defining Social Value<\/a>, the guidance toolkit has been developed through testing the process for delivering social value on a range of case studies and then applying the outcome to improve understanding. Alongside an updated 8-step process, it includes:<\/p>\n