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Join us in the call for change, we need you! WHY? The building industry stands as a major contributor to carbon emissions : 39%. With an estimated 70% of the population projected to reside in urban areas by 2050, the buildings we construct today significantly influence our future carbon footprint. HOW? Through collective effort from all actors of our industry, we can lead the change. From conception to recycling, let’s commit to lower our products' carbon footprint and then lessen the environmental impact of buildings. We all need to integrate circularity, by choosing carefully our materials and products, with a focus on longevity and recyclability. Play a pivotal role in being a leader for change. Let’s drive decarbonisation together. This is how we imagine Beyond Limits. Watch the full video : https://lnkd.in/dXiBfauC #sustainability #decarbonisation #greenarchitecture #technal 

Join us in the call for change, we need you! WHY? The building industry stands as a major contributor to carbon emissions : 39%. With an estimated 70% of the population projected to reside in urban areas by 2050, the buildings we construct today significantly influence our future carbon footprint. HOW? Through collective effort from all actors of our industry, we can lead the change. From conception to recycling, let’s commit to lower our products' carbon footprint and then lessen the environmental impact of buildings. We all need to integrate circularity, by choosing carefully our materials and products, with a focus on longevity and recyclability. Play a pivotal role in being a leader for change. Let’s drive decarbonisation together. This is how we imagine Beyond Limits. Watch the full video : https://lnkd.in/dXiBfauC #sustainability #decarbonisation #greenarchitecture #technal 

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? -𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦- This report explores the vital role of the construction industry in addressing the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. It underscores the need to adopt "nature-positive" building practices, minimising ecological damage across the entire life cycle, from raw material extraction to demolition. Emphasis is placed on value chain collaboration, resource circularity, and the development of assessment frameworks to mitigate environmental impacts and support nature restoration. The Key Takeaways: 1. The construction sector accounts for nearly 30% of global biodiversity loss and 40% of CO₂ emissions. 2. A whole life-cycle approach is crucial to minimise nature impacts upstream, onsite, and downstream. 3. Collaboration across the value chain can drive sustainable building practices and reduce ecological footprints. 4. Circular building principles, like recycling and reusing materials, are essential to lower embodied nature impacts. 5. Transparent metrics and standardised assessments are needed to guide nature-positive progress. Source: WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development Authors: Lead Author: Sarah Gillhespy. Contributors: Hannah Ritchie, Clare Allen, Juan Jose Lafuente Cilla, Daniella van Gilst, Claudia Schweizer Liégeard, Nabila Larasati Pranoto, Renata Pollini, Damien Mittempergher. Reviewers: Lucy Caine, Graham Gedge, Dominic Munro, Chris Carroll, Frances Yang, Rudi Schuermann, Tom Butterworth, Tom Coyne, Neil Harwood, Orlando Gibbons, Andy Gardner, Dr Fragkoulis Kanavaris, Luca Montanari, Bernard de Galembert, Roland Hunziker, Luca De Giovanetti, Tony Nello, Prabodha Acharya, Jennifer Collier, Phoebe Carter, Nick Baker, Eric Wong, Patrick Ho. https://lnkd.in/e8CiFx3e #shareyourgreendesign #research #sustainability #naturepositive #building #future

🌍 Accelerating the Buildings Breakthrough: Solutions for Addressing Whole Life Carbon, Circularity, and Shifting to Bio-based Materials This moderated discussion will highlight cutting-edge frameworks, tools, and real-world solutions aimed at advancing near-zero emission and circular buildings. Focusing on vital tools such as the National Circularity Assessment Framework for Buildings, Circular Transition Indicators (CTI), Bio-Based Materials Compendium, 10 Whole Life Cycle Recommendations for the Buildings Breakthrough, and Minoro, the session will explore how these resources can be practically applied to drive sustainable building practices. ✨ The Challenge: The building sector faces significant challenges in implementing circularity principles and reducing embodied carbon across the full lifecycle of buildings—from construction to demolition. These principles, though critical for reducing waste and emissions, remain under-utilized in practice. Furthermore, sustainable materials management and the adoption of bio-based materials have not yet reached their full potential due to knowledge gaps and market barriers. ✨ The Solutions: This session will offer a deep dive into the frameworks and tools designed to address these challenges. It will provide practical approaches to achieving near-zero emissions through circular and whole life cycle methodologies and showcase how these strategies can be integrated into design, construction, and procurement processes. Participants will explore tools like the National Circularity Assessment Framework, Circular Transition Indicators, and the Bio-Based Materials Compendium, all of which aim to guide and support sustainable building practices at scale. 🎙️ Speakers Include: Nasra Nanda, Harry Mills, Emma Lappalainen, Usha Iyer-Raniga, Nazakat Azimli, Paul King, Roland Hunziker, Chiaki Okimura, George.K. Tarus, Sam Stratton-Short, Peter Vangsbo. 📅 Discover the full agenda and follow us live with the streaming link here: https://lnkd.in/d_7dSkxE 👉 For directions, event schedules, and more, visit the Pavilion page: https://lnkd.in/ew6ZwyGS We look forward to seeing you at the Buildings and Cooling Pavilion! #ActOnCooling #BuildForClimate #COP29

Sustainability in design can become standard practice.. 👇🏻 Our industry puts a lot of pressure on #EnvironmentalResources; the building chain is responsible for 37% of total #CarbonEmissions worldwide, according to the World Economic Forum. It’s time for us, as an industry, to start thinking differently - and that means putting sustainability into the design phase of every project, right from the outset. 🌍 The EU recently announced new requirements for all new residential and non-residential buildings, to have zero on-site #FossilFuel emissions by 2030. We have the unique opportunity to lead other industries towards similar goals if we recognise that sustainability can also mean cost and resource efficiencies.

“Right now, we know that the cost of action will be far less than the cost of inaction,” remarked Cyril Knabe-Nicol, host of our World Green Building Week event in London.   Cyril opened last week’s ‘The journey from net zero to regenerative design’ session highlighting the need for a positive impact now to counter the harm that’s been done already: “Currently, our industry is responsible for a large portion of all the negative impact on nature, which needs to be reverted to go beyond net zero and towards regenerative design.”   After the opening remarks, Gilles Alvarenga provided insights into whole life carbon, circular economy, and material selection. “You start seeing the building not so much like an asset, but as a bank of materials, things that gain value over time,” was Gilles message.   Blanca Russell spoke about retrofit first and policies within the context of regenerative design. She concluded her presentation by stating: “We should focus on the retention of our existing building stock and embedding circularity of materials in the circularity of buildings themselves.”   Bobby Modler’s message was clear: “Regeneration is no longer a choice; it is a necessity within the built environment to create resilient, sustainable and thriving communities. Regeneration breathes new life into ageing infrastructure mitigates environmental impacts and fosters inclusive growth.”   Thanks to everyone who joined us! Read the summary of the event here: https://lnkd.in/emWbzM2Q #WGBW24 #NetZero #RegenerativeDesign

🏢 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌿 🌱 Achieving circularity in the building sector requires an integrated approach that involves multiple aspects including technological innovation, collaborative initiatives, supportive policies, and capital. These elements can support a sustainable transformation, ensuring that buildings implement optimized systems throughout their life cycle, ultimately reducing their large carbon footprint. 🔍 This article by GreenBiz Group highlights 4 key elements that drive progress towards circularity in buildings and construction: 💡 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - This plays a large role in developing new strategies that enable circularity in buildings. Examples include advances in modular construction, sustainable building materials, and digital tools to track workflow and life cycle impacts. 🏛 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 - Governments and authorities play a critical role in creating frameworks that encourage circularity, such as waste reduction targets, green building guidelines and certifications, and financial incentives for sustainable practices. 🤝 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 - Collaboration among stakeholders, from architects and designers to developers, contractors, and manufacturers, is important. This fosters knowledge sharing, joint problem-solving, and the adoption of circular principles into project planning. 💰 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 - As initiatives for circular buildings move forward, the transition to circularity requires investment to drive change and see the implementation of circular strategies across processes in the building sector. 🌍 At ESGL, we believe that the process of achieving circularity in buildings must begin with the design phase, which can pave the path for successful circularity implementation throughout all phases. While many concepts for green buildings propose new constructions, another approach is examining existing buildings and revamping their systems to become more sustainable and circular, which can be a cost-effective solution with minimized waste. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 GreenBiz Group 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dZwmd8Rm Follow ESGLibrary on: X: https://lnkd.in/dS3wxAcS #ESG #Sustainability #Environmental #Social #Governance #CircularEconomy #Circularity #GreenBuildings #SustainableConstruction #SustainableArchitecture #SustainableDesign #SustainablePractices

[#BuildingtoNetZero] 🌿 Environmental Sustainability: The Cornerstone of Future Design 🌿 Dr. Johannes WIDODO emphasizes that protecting our planet is the ultimate goal of sustainable design. By focusing on preserving our biosphere, we're not just building structures; we're creating a healthy and resilient future for generations to come. 🌎 What does environmental sustainability in design mean? It encompasses a wide range of practices, including: Energy efficiency: Minimizing energy consumption through building orientation, insulation, and renewable energy sources. Resource conservation: Optimizing water usage, reducing waste, and selecting sustainable materials. Pollution reduction: Mitigating air and water pollution through design choices and operations. Climate resilience: Designing buildings to withstand extreme weather events and adapt to changing climate conditions. By integrating these principles into our built environment, we can create spaces that have a minimal impact on the planet and contribute to a more sustainable future. Follow us and stay tuned for this exciting series. Don't forget to register for Glasstech and Fenestration Asia 2024! 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eRjEksMV   #GAFA2024 #sustainabledesign #environment #climateaction #ecofriendly #greenbuilding

Join us on Wednesday at 3pm for an insightful discussion on circular practices in #construction at the Sydney Build Expo with Sasha Titchkosky, focusing on minimizing carbon and waste in fit-outs and furniture, Daniel Hogan, delving into alternate materials and performance-based procurement, Nicole T Garofano, PhD, AAIP, sharing international insights on emissions reduction and traceability, and myself, exploring circular design strategies and regenerative construction approaches. Kate Drews will facilitate this exciting conversation and together, we'll envision a future where sustainable practices are seamlessly integrated into every aspect of the built environment, fostering environmental stewardship and community well-being. What's your vision of the future? Let's shape it together. #SustainableBuilding #CircularEconomy #FutureVision #carbonEmissionReduction

#Transforming the built environment for a sustainable future requires innovative and holistic approaches. Lightweight materials, green technologies, and energy-efficient designs are key to reducing carbon footprints and environmental degradation. Strategies include incorporating recycled materials, optimizing natural light and ventilation, and leveraging renewable energy sources. Adaptive reuse and retrofitting existing structures also minimize waste and revitalize urban spaces. Moreover, sustainable building certifications, such as LEED and Passive House, promote best practices and accountability. By integrating these solutions, the built environment can mitigate climate change, enhance human well-being, and ensure a resilient and thriving future for generations to come, ultimately creating a built environment that is environmentally conscious, socially responsible, and economically viable.