The construction boom improved the lives of billions of people, but we have reached a tipping point and need to wean ourselves off our fossil fuel addiction.
Author
Rob Nield
Publication
Building Design
Decarbonising our industry means prioritising existing buildings, treating them as structural and material resources, and rediscovering efficient forms alongside the craft traditions earlier builders refined under constraint, writes Rob Nield for Building Design.
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