Which strategy promotes sustainable purchasing during construction?

Developing a construction purchasing policy is a strategy that promotes sustainable purchasing

during construction. A construction purchasing policy is a document that outlines the criteria and

requirements for selecting materials, products, and services that have lower environmental impacts

and support human health during construction. A construction purchasing policy can address issues

such as recycled content, regional materials, certified wood, low-emitting materials, rapidly

renewable materials, durability, life cycle assessment, waste reduction, and indoor air quality. The

other options are not strategies that promote sustainable purchasing during construction. Specifying

green electronic equipment is relevant for operations purchasing, not construction purchasing.

Reducing regional materials expense by 10% does not necessarily imply sustainable purchasing, as

regional materials may have higher or lower environmental impacts depending on their source and

transportation methods. Implementing an erosion and sedimentation plan is a strategy that protects

water quality during construction, but does not address sustainable purchasing. Reference: LEED

Green Associate Candidate Handbook, page 24; USGBC, [Guide to LEED Certification: Commercial],

page 12.