Net Zero Carbon Buildings Concepts and Assumptions
As the demand of a sustainable lifestyle increases, cities are trying to find strategies to create environmentally friendly communities. From passive designs to recycled materials, architects are turning their attention to climate change and trying to find solutions through architecture and design.
Every building in the world — every home, office, school, factory — needs to be net zero carbon by 2050 to keep global temperatures below 2 degrees C. Estimates suggest that exceeding 2C by 2030 at least $4 trillion in assets will be at risk and another 100 million people driven into poverty.
Cities account for more than 70 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. About half of those emissions come from the energy consumed in buildings for lighting, electricity, heating and cooling. Moreover, cities in emerging economies will account for the majority of global growth in energy use through 2030.
This is far more challenging than greening electricity generation or even transportation. Few of the world’s estimated 1.7 billion buildings are net zero carbon today. To change this a multi-partner global initiative…
