Cost is key but solving the climate crisis comes first

By Brian Smith 2021-12-09T05:26:00

The social and environmental costs of getting project choices wrong have never been greater

Climate change is the defining crisis of our time. It is an enormous challenge and the UK construction sector is part of the solution.

Operating buildings accounts for an estimated 30% of total UK carbon emissions and, in new developments, embodied carbon can account for around half of wholelife emissions.

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