“When we consider the number of buildings under construction at any one time, a city the size of Paris is constructed every week.”īen Evans, Federal Legislative Director for USGBC, says the most sustainable thing to do is to:Ī strategic approach to sustainable development Matthew Black, Programme Coordinator of World Green Building Council’s Advancing Net Zero programme, shares some startling insight:
New construction is expected to add an estimated 180 billion square metres of building floor area worldwide by 2050, according to the Global buildings sector Net Zero Scenario, therefore the time to act is now. According to GlobalABC the built environment is also responsible for over 34% of our global energy demand. This includes manufacturing of materials used to construct new buildings, and emissions released due to operating existing buildings. GlobalABC, run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), estimates that in 2021, buildings accounted for 37% of our global greenhouse gas emissions. In our latest Thought Leadership article on World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) global #CircularityAccelerator programme, VinZero share their knowledge and reflections on the circular built environment.Īccording to the 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction published by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), the buildings and construction sector remains off track to achieve decarbonisation by 2050.
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