The urgent need for sustainable construction Wherever humans go, we build. A lot. Everywhere. And we always have. Above all, we too often build to the detriment of nature. Our planet is no longer capable of absorbing the environmental cost of our constructions due to greenhouse gas emissions, the overexploitation of natural resources and energy inefficiency. Yet we need to continue to house an ever-increasing population. To meet this need, there is only one solution: sustainable construction. The essential conditions for human society to flourish are living in a healthy environment, where nature is protected, with ecosystems that are in perfect working order. Yet it is human activity that, century after century, has imperiled the equilibrium of our planet. For more than three hundred years we have continued to build, come what may, without any real awareness that the environmental impact of the construction of our cities would come to represent on a global scale 36% of the planet’s energy consumption. It also represents 37% of its carbon emissions (CO2), 50% of its resource use, and 40% of its solid waste production. > 7 CONSTRUCTING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
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