Anyone interested in sustainability and construction is no doubt familiar with statistics such as these: Construction contributes to 25% of global GHG emissions, consumes over 30% of the world’s resources, and generates 37% of global CO2 emissions from fuel combustion.
Meanwhile, C40 Cities predicts that the number of people in urban areas will grow to 2.5 billion by 2050. It’s difficult to comprehend a number that large.
So let’s convert it to something easier to process – how much we’ll need to build to keep up. The staggering reality? We need to construct the equivalent of a new NYC, every month, until 2050.
