The Climate Crisis and reforming the Construction Industry
At Inhabit Lab we are committed to doing more. Each year of delay beyond 2020 brings a need to act faster. Our collective failure to act early on climate change means we must now deliver deep cuts to emissions. Construction must be delivered in a more forward-thinking way...and it must happen now.
Climate crisisEvery day that passes is one day less that we have to stabilise our increasingly fragile planet. Once we hit critical thresholds, the damage to the environment, and consequently to our future on this planet, will be irreparable. The construction industry has a huge responsibility in the collective fight against climate change. At Inhabit Lab we are committed to meeting 2050 net zero targets.
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Construction IndustryBuildings are currently responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions annually. Over two thirds of these emissions relate to the energy used to heat and cool buildings (27%). The other third (13%) relates to the embodied carbon associated with extraction, manufacturing, transporting, installing, maintaining and disposing of construction materials and products.
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We can't go on like thisGovernments and policy-makers have been hesitant to adopt sustainable principles that will forge a brighter future for generations to come. A 2050 target for carbon neutral homes means that we’ll be building homes which damage the environment and leave people at risk of fuel poverty for decades to come, and that simply can’t be the case. We can, and must act now!
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