Bob Dirks, Global Segment Manager, Architectural Powder Coatings, AkzoNobel04.13.21
A global movement is on the rise demanding not just a more sustainable world, but one that requires re-invention. It is an issue and a debate that touches every industry and every profession, including construction, and is of vital importance to building and façade consultants, property owners, specifiers, fabricators and applicators and last, but certainly not least, the architects themselves. Each and every one of us has a role to play in achieving a more sustainable future.
Sustainable Development Goals and the macro challenge
So how is sustainability defined? At its most fundamental, sustainability – and the pursuit of global environmental sustainability – is defined as ‘the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.’ It is usually spoken of in terms of being kind to the planet, reducing harmful emissions into the environment and reducing our carbon footprint.
The United Nations (UN) champion the sustainability cause through a series of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that fall under its Envision2030 initiativ
Sustainable Development Goals and the macro challenge
So how is sustainability defined? At its most fundamental, sustainability – and the pursuit of global environmental sustainability – is defined as ‘the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.’ It is usually spoken of in terms of being kind to the planet, reducing harmful emissions into the environment and reducing our carbon footprint.
The United Nations (UN) champion the sustainability cause through a series of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that fall under its Envision2030 initiativ
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