Two thirds of projects undertook environmental assessments and generally achieved required standards

81  Sixty five per cent of the projects (out of 57 respondents) had had environmental evaluations carried out. Reports from interview participants suggested that more stringent environmental considerations are becoming increasingly commonplace and that achieving a satisfactory rating in these is now essential for any construction project.

82  The large majority (86 per cent) of those that have had these evaluations largely or fully achieved the required standard with regards to environmental evaluations (Figure 16 overleaf).