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However, Mitchell cautions that these myriad opportunities need to be channelled properly for maximum effect. “The challenge for community, society and ultimately government is how to co-ordinate all these efforts. I think the UAE and the Middle East as a whole has a great opportunity in this regard. A lot of these measures are not being implemented unfortunately, and we as a profession and the MEP sector have to work as hard as possible to encourage this and to demonstrate the benefits.”
ERO-E’ to lead zero carbon economy drive
Design practice Woods Bagot and multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold have announced ‘Zero Emissions Design’ (ZERO-E), a new model for large-scale sustainable development that significantly advances the construction industry’s contribution to realising a zero carbon economy by 2050.
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Involving the expertise of multi-disciplinary teams, underpinned by cutting-edge parametric technologies and based on a comprehensive approach to sustainability, ZERO-E was created to deliver on the promise of zero-carbon and zero-emissions development. While current approaches to sustainable development reduce the environmental harm caused by the construction and operation of new buildings, ZERO-E goes beyond reducing the impact of new development to creating buildings that contribute to the healing of compromised human and ecological systems.
The joint initiative represents an emerging, revolutionary approach to sustainable design, and challenges the industry to fulfill its leadership role in support of the UN Compact on climate change and China’s commitment, made in November 2009, to reducing carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40% to 45% by the year 2020, compared with 2005 levels. As its test case, the joint team has chosen a typical development type for China.
“The construction industry has known for some time that increasing the sustainability of buildings and cities is key to turning the tide on climate change. This joint initiative is not only an entirely new model for sustainable design, it is also a call to action and an invitation to our development and construction partners to join us,” said Woods Bagot CEO and global executive chairman Ross Donaldson.
“As an industry we must take urgent steps to change the planning, design and construction of the built environment if we are to help deliver a zero-carbon global economy,” said Buro Happold MD Gavin Thompson.
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