Advocating for the existing | Architectural Engineer | Construction Engineer | Sustainability Geek
Some really nice thoughts on the problems we are facing, and possible solutions, when it comes to reusing what we already have. The conventional understanding of designing, sourcing and constructing is simply not suited to deal with the fact that building new is not the way out if we are serious about lowering our negative impacts.
We have used up our CO2 budget – so how can we stop building new? The construction industry accounts for around 40% of global CO2 emissions. Nevertheless, we are seeing growth in demolishing property only to build new. This simply doesn't hold up. The absurd thing is that the industry itself knows this – and they want to change it – we already know many of the solutions, but we lack the political incentives to create a level playing field and to allow for competition that centres around planetary boundaries rather than economic growth. The ask from experts around the sector is: Let's make it easier to make the right choice – and expensive to make the wrong one! Drawing on Nordic experiences, we’ve asked five thought leaders how we can turn words and knowledge into tangible actions tailored to our local conditions: Signe Wenneberg: Climate activist, speaker, author, and journalist from Denmark Louise Heebøll: Architect MAA, founder of Louise Heebøll ApS, and the association Del Hus and V!GØR Peter Ullstad: Architect, founder of Codesign AB, Sweden Pasi Aalto: Centre Director NTNU Wood, Department of Architecture and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Anna Denell: Chief Sustainability Officer, Vasakronan, and Chairwoman of “Håll Nollan” Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dt9P9kDn — Malin Zimm, Angelica Åkerman, Dorte Bo Bojesen, Helle Redder Momsen, Anders Vestergaard Jensen, Nordic Innovation, Nordic Sustainable Construction, The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council, Form/Design Center, SUSTAINORDIC, Climate-KIC, Bolig og byggeri | Social- og Boligstyrelsen i Danmark #SustainableArchitecture #GreenTransition #NordicInnovation #SustainabilityLeadership #Circulareconomy #buildingtransformation #stopbuildingnew #renovation
