Construction activity will use up almost half of the world’s remaining carbon budget to keep global warming under 1.5°C unless we totally rethink our approach.
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Our research shows decisions on the fate of public housing towers that are based on a proper process of considering all the evidence could go either way: demolish and rebuild, or retrofit.
We can construct buildings that reduce atmospheric CO₂ by more than their lifetime emissions. They now don’t cost much more – and a project involving 1.2 million homes would drive costs down further.
Our buildings and infrastructure can only become sustainable if the sector shares, leases, reuses, repairs, refurbishes and recycles materials and products. A new report maps out out how to get there.
Bioarchitecture draws on design principles from nature to construct buildings that work in ways that help tackle climate change and reverse environmental damage.
Constructing and running buildings accounts for roughly a third of global energy use and emissions. So it’s alarming that a report to COP27 shows the sector is veering off course for net zero by 2050.
Almost 8 million Aussie homes lack sufficient insulation, use sub-par heating and cooling equipment, or are badly designed. These homes account for 18% of Australia’s emissions.
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Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT University
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor in Research & Innovation, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor of Construction and Environmental Assessment, The University of Melbourne
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Climate Program Manager, Institute of Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Senior DECRA Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Property, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Construction Technology, The University of Melbourne
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Integral Design, Deputy Head, School of Architecture & Built Environment, and Director, Mediated Intelligence in Design (MInD) Research Lab, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Architecture and Construction, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Practice, University of Technology Sydney