Why the Building Sector?

To meet 1.5° climate targets of the Paris Agreement by 2040, we must eliminate all CO2 emissions from the building sector.  Why the built environment?  Buildings generate nearly 40% of annual global GHG emissions.  Of emissions, building operations are annually responsible for 28% while building materials and construction ("embodied carbon") are responsible for an additional 11%.  To meet the 1.5°C carbon budget, all new buildings and major renovations must be designed today to be zero carbon.  For this, all property development project participants are called on to design buildings and infrastructure to eliminate all CO2 emissions.