UN Sustainable Buildings & Construction Initiative...Its HOT!!

This is a Initiative taken by the UN, and there is a reason why UN has taken this initiative. And the way we design, build, renovate and operate buildings has a big effect on our planet. Buildings account for more than one third of total energy use and its associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both in developed and developing countries. At the same time, the buildings and construction sector has largest potential for cutting GHG emissions responsible for global warming.

 

With proven and commercially available technologies, energy consumption in both new and old buildings can be cut by 30-50 per cent without significantly increasing investment costs. However, this potential is not being realized due to the fragmented nature of the sector; lax climate change policy in many countries, and a lack of awareness of baseline performance requirements.

So lets discuss how we can cut Greenhouse gas emission, and how we can create construction structures which consumes less energy and also how we can create & what sort of initiatives is tht we can take to make our future buildings more sustainable........