How construction can (help to) save the world, part 3

2021-09-28T05:00:00

Our series featuring suggestions from experts on ways for the industry to tackle climate change continues, this time with a focus on what professionals can do

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The complex and fragmented nature of the built environment sector, coupled with the fact that virtually every building is bespoke, can make it hard to form an industry-wide approach to sustainabiliy. But across the industry there are many ideas and initiatives to tackling the problems of climate change.

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When we asked a wide range of industry experts for their ideas on what can be done, many of the suggestions focused on how professionals and their institutions can play a role.

Those proposals ranged from designing more around community needs as well as around trees, to professional bodies mandating net zero expertise, and the industry working together to standardise emissions measurement and normalise post-construction energy monitoring.

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