Sustainability
Buildings and construction account for around 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions, with approximately 28% arising from building operations and 11% from materials and construction. As the global building stock is expected to double by around mid-century, reducing both operational and embodied carbon is an urgent challenge for the sector.
The construction industry must respond while continuing to deliver the safe, affordable and high-quality buildings and infrastructure society needs.
Navigating Complexity
Construction operates within an exceptionally complex environment. Projects bring together changing teams, contractors, supply chains, locations and technologies, generating large and often fragmented datasets while working within demanding standards for quality, safety and long-term performance.
Our research explores how data, technology and better decision-making can help organisations navigate this complexity and deliver more sustainable outcomes.
Accelerating Low-Carbon Construction
Decarbonising construction requires both the development of new materials and technologies and better use of the solutions already available.
Our research investigates how existing project and industry data can be used to understand flows of materials, energy and waste, identify variations in practice and accelerate the adoption of more efficient approaches.
A particular focus is reducing the carbon impact of materials such as cement and steel, which together account for a significant share of global CO₂ emissions. By identifying practical opportunities for improvement, we aim to support change at project and organisational level while generating evidence and insight that can influence practice across the wider sector.
Decarbonising Construction
Understanding the landscape of decarbonising construction
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