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Sustainability and Construction: The Global Context And the New Zealand Perspective explores various facets of construction, from inception, through operationalization, and end-of-life management, from the perspective of practice-driven sustainability.After an introductory chapter laying the foundations for the sustainability concept and another one relating sustainability to the corporate environment, the volume then delves into the various phases of a construction project to examine related sustainability issues with exemplifying case studies pointing to the state of the art worldwide.The authors’ unique treatment of the overarching themes impacting sustainability in the global construction industry and how these intersect in their local context (i.e., New Zealand) too ultimately allows them to offer a well-balanced and thorough reference that proves to be a value-added, highly visual resource for professional engineers, students and researchers, policy makers, and various industry stakeholders alike. Correlates sustainability with the phases of a typical construction project as well as sustainability in a construction project as a wholeSpotlights the need for interdisciplinary expertise within the construction sectorEach chapter ends with potential research directions and a rich bibliography, providing an expandable framework for further studies on themes related to sustainability