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FORWARD
STATE OF
THE MARKET
THE NEW KID
ON THE BLOCK
THE PROJECT
OVERCOMING
CHALLENGES
CONCLUSION
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Why Zero Carbon?
Building construction and operations account for nearly 40
per cent of energy-related CO2 emissions globally, making
them among the largest contributors to climate change. With
population growth, urbanization and the need for cooling in
a warming world only increasing, the global building stock is
set to double by 2060. Without dramatic energy efficiency
improvements and decarbonization of the energy used, energy
demand for buildings will continue to drive massive increases in
carbon emissions.
