Buildings “biggest lever” for improving global resource efficiency says UN

The built environment is the fastest-growing consumer of materials in the world – but it also offers the most potential for improvement according to Julia Okatz, advisor on the UN’s landmark Global Resource Outlook. Making buildings and neighbourhoods more efficient could reduce the global need for raw materials by 25 per cent by 2060, the …


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