A revised version of Bureau Veritas’s whitepaper, entitled “Buildings & Climate: Decarbonisation and Resilience” is available for download.
Every building represents an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in our environmental future. At Bureau Veritas, we are committed to transforming the building industry, offering innovative solutions that balance sustainability, efficiency, and economic viability.
Buildings have a huge impact on the environment. Multiple sources charge the building sector with accounting for over one third of global energy demand and related CO2 emissions. Moreover, demand for construction materials is expected to balloon as urbanization reaches new heights – more than half the global population already lives in urban areas and the figure is rising. Construction, demolition, and renovation projects generate billions of tons of waste annually, a significant proportion of which ends up in landfill.
Climate change has an important impact on buildings. Buildings are exposed to climate related hazards (heatwaves, rising sea level, stronger winds, heavy rains, etc.) to a greater extent than any other asset class. And these hazards are set to become more intense as a result of climate change. A building’s sustainability therefore increasingly affects its regulatory compliance, financing, cost of construction and operations, value and insurance premiums.
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