The Portal of Sustainable Construction (PSC) was founded in 2010 by the hand of an architect passionate for nature and during a period when the construction sector was in deep crisis. Overbuilding was an inescapable reality and the need for quality in construction became increasingly imperative. Therefore, the implementation of measures to reduce the consumption of resources (such as energy or water) is an urgent need, due to both environmental and social issues.
The PSC project intends to respond to this need, and since its foundation its activity has been based on:
- reports about the building sector, focusing on constructive quality, energy efficiency and rehabilitation;
- awareness-raising actions about this new reality, through online tools and awareness projects, to consumers and construction related companies;
- sharing of information about products and/or services that help respond to the need of an increasingly sustainable construction.
The PSC is aimed at consumers in general, promoters and designers, associations and construction industries, companies and professionals in the construction sector, organizers of fairs and congresses, public bodies and other related entities.
The PSC intends to bring together as partners all companies and entities which products or services comply with at least four of the 10 Principles of PSC, which are considered imperative to contribute to an environment built with quality, and consequently more sustainable.