1st April 2025
"Intelligence: If we are to implement net zero, architects need to roll up their sleeves" Riba Journal
"Regulatory bodies are setting ambitious targets to reduce carbon footprints and promote sustainable building practices, but many remain unmet. The real-estate sector is searching for solutions to achieve these tough goals, sometimes resorting to negotiating targets down, or even, as in the United States, incorporating non-compliance fines in financial plans to pass on to tenants. These approaches diminish the value of the targets but, crucially, fail to address the climate emergency.
Unfortunately, the path to compliance is fraught with difficulties, including inconsistent policies, the complex nature of emissions reduction across the stages of a building’s life cycle, financial constraints, and the slow pace of technological advancements. In many cases, this next-generation technology is essential to reaching industry targets, but not properly understood or implemented because there is a disconnect between property professionals and community representatives on one side, and the technical consultants – such as physicists and engineers – on the other. [...]"
Read the article "Intelligence: If we are to implement net zero, architects need to roll up their sleeves" at ribaj.com.
