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Sustainable Building and Construction: Building a Sustainable Future

2. Urbanization (1). The world is facing explosive growth of urban population, mainly in the developing world. Many cities, confronted with hypergrowth, are failing to cope with the challenges of generating employment, providing adequate housing and meeting the basic needs of their citizens.. 3. U

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Sustainable Building and Construction: Building a Sustainable Future

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    1. 1 Sustainable Building and Construction: Building a Sustainable Future Dr Steve Halls Director International Environmental Technology Centre

    2. 2 Urbanization (1) The world is facing explosive growth of urban population, mainly in the developing world. Many cities, confronted with hypergrowth, are failing to cope with the challenges of generating employment, providing adequate housing and meeting the basic needs of their citizens.

    3. 3 Urbanization (2) By the year 2025 the World’s population will have increased by at least 50% ( 6 billion ? 9 billion people) Therefore, an additional 3.0 billion people will need houses, shops, places to work. One environmental consequence - the level of energy consumption will increase by at least 25% above current levels

    4. 4 Urbanization (3) In addition, the level of water consumption and waste production will also increase by at least 30% based upon current development patterns. If this scenario manifests then a sustainable future will not only be more difficult to achieve, but increasingly less likely to be achieved at all!

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    6. 6 Challenges for those involved in Construction More people means- More houses, shops, work-places, roads etc More demand of products and services Greater demand for land More People = More Cities = More Impact New Ideas, New Paradigms, New Approaches to Building and Construction are URGENTLY needed

    7. 7 UNEP is developing a: “Sustainable Building and Construction Initiative” This process started with preparatory meetings in Pretoria, South Africa Rotterdam, The Netherlands And consultative meetings in Paris, France; and now Washington DC There will be meetings in Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia during 2004 - 2005 There will also be Sustainable Building Construction Forum meeting in Rotterdam in December 2003 Sustainable Building and Construction

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    9. 9 Sustainable Building and Construction

    10. 10 R4 for Sustainable Building and Construction

    11. 11 Building Product Life-Cycle Assessment

    12. 12 Some benefits from Sustainable Building and Construction Increased employment opportunities New markets created Better use of resources Reduced human health impacts Reduced energy consumption Reduced waste production Reduced disposal of wastes Reduced impact upon the Environment

    13. 13 Thank you for your attention! IETC Website: www.unep.or.jp

    14. 14 Role of local and national government Create an enabling environment Planning and Regulatory framework Economic instruments (including fiscal reform) Institutional reform

    15. 15 Role of the private sector Partnership building - government, NGO's Technology innovation Technology transfer Life-cycle approach

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