*Collaborative Post
Certain industries tend to contribute disproportionately to our collective carbon emissions. Construction is certainly one of them. Not only do we need to worry about the emissions associated with building the house (firing bricks, making concrete, transporting everything to the site and then assembling), but we also need to think about the emissions that the building might make (or avoid making) over its lifespan.
Given that green concerns are fast rising to the top of the agenda for voters, consumers, and homebuyers in particular, anything that can be done to make construction more efficient is going to pay dividends in the long term. Efficiency matters now, more than ever before. Let’s take a look at sustainability when it comes to home design.
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