Video interview with Greenpeace's UK director on the difficulty in finding construction firms to retro-fit existing buildings

John Sauven talks to Building after speaking at the Making Sustainability Happen conference

Postscript

Greenpeace boss, speaking after appearing at Building's Making Sustainable Development Happen conference, identifies the main sustainability challenges for the construction industry as:

  • Retro-fitting existing building stock, which will still be standing in 2050
  • Energy efficient heat for buildings, which accounts for half of all energy demands and half of all emissions

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