Advances In Construction Long Overdue
To achieve sustainable infrastructure, construction must adopt new technology and materials, the United Nations Environment Program reports. Its latest report reveals that the construction sector accounts for 38% of all energy-related CO2 emissions, increasing in 2019 to their highest level yet at around 10 GtCO2, and is failing to slow Climate Change or contribute to the 2016 Paris Agreement sustainability goals. This contrasts with the manufacturing, healthcare, and technology sectors, which have embraced technological advances and refined their processes; these industries would be unrecogn...