How Can Developers Improve Their Carbon Footprint?

Increasingly pressure is being placed on the construction industry to clean up its act and reduce the carbon footprint of new residential and commercial developments. The construction industry remains a massive consumer of raw materials and natural resources, and it generates an estimated 39% of the world’s carbon emissions according to the World Green Building Council.

The industry has a huge environmental impact, from energy use, to emissions and waste. Equipment often relies heavily on fossil fuels while fabrication and shipping of materials are responsible for a large amount of carbon emissions.

According to the UK designing buildings Wiki:

  • 45% of total UK carbon emissions (27% from domestic buildings and 18% from non-domestic) come from built construction.
  • 72% of domestic emissions arise from space heating and the provision of hot water.
  • 32% of landfill waste comes from the construction and demolition of buildings.
  • 13% of products delivered to construction sites are sent directly

However, there is some positive news. Sustainable construction is gradually becoming more prevalent in the construction sector, despite many conflicting goals and complex challenges.

In a recent global survey by SAP across multiple sectors including the AEC executives in the engineering and construction industries have made the most progress toward sustainability in the design phase, where 47% of respondents said sustainability is top-of-mind or a major concern.

Sustainable design and project execution will be critical as construction companies seek to reduce their energy consumption in completed buildings. However, the survey also revealed that executives are more likely to have set sustainability goals rather than to have taken concrete action to achieve those goals, according to the survey of 1,000 respondents from industries globally.

So what more can the industry do to improve its carbon footprint?

Developers need to utilise renewable resources throughout their projects, from the materials they choose to build with, to the energy sources powering their developments.

Gregory Baker, CEO and Founder, ESE Capital comments: “Utilising modern methods of construction in developments speeds up output and reduces waste, ensuring the construction of developments is as carbon friendly as possible. By speeding up the construction time, developers can deliver houses in areas of high housing quicker than traditional builders, helping to alleviate pressure on an over-burdened housing market.

“All of our developments, whether residential or commercial, have the local environment in mind. We take rigorous steps to ensure that our developments have no adverse effects on local environments and ecosystems and prioritise the continuing symbiotic relationship between local communities and nature.

“Our commercial opportunities utilise cutting edge green technology in order to generate crops that will sustain the developments. This technology will allow for fresh produce to be grown in environments where previously this would have been impossible, leading to a reduction in importation costs and carbon footprint.”

ESE Capital provides unique opportunities for investors through a secure, online platform, which is designed to make the investment process as straightforward as possible. All investors have 24/7 access to their ESE Capital accounts and portfolios and receive regular updates on their investments through the platform activity logs and email updates.

ESE Capital is uniquely positioned to offer innovative opportunities to investors that embrace new technologies and sustainability throughout. An example of this is the UK’s first eco-therapy wellness resort in Scotland, which utilizes modern construction methods with sustainable materials to produce a carbon-neutral resort dedicated to providing holistic therapies.

ESE Capital is passionate about providing truly socially conscious, ethical investments that benefit local communities through economic boosts and lasting infrastructure. ESE Capital’s current commercial opportunity focuses on health and wellness, providing people with the opportunity for rest and recuperation in an environment built around sustainability, holistic therapies, and natural remedies.

For further information, please visit our website www.ese-capital.com.

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