Built Environment Economist - Australia and New Zealand - June - August 2021

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CARBON EFFICIENCY

TIME TO THROW AWAY THE DISPOSABLE BUILDING MINDSET BY NIALL MCSWEENEY

Our buildings have become as disposable as TVs or smartphones. But as we begin to count the true cost of embodied carbon, the way we design, construct and value our buildings will come under scrutiny.

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