Our commitment to sustainabilityToward sustainable buildings
Why is it important to have sustainable buildings?
The building sector has a strong global potential to help protect the environment and increase life comfort and well being.
What is sustainable construction?
Sustainable construction aims at reducing the environmental impact of a building over its entire lifetime, while optimizing its economic viability and the comfort and safety of its occupants.
A major shift from standard practices to « best practices »
Standard building practices, guided by short-term economic considerations, often demonstrate little regard for energy efficiency or the larger economic, environmental or social impacts of the built environment. Sustainable building attempts to break with these practices.
Building evaluation schemes: towards international coordination
Because of the variety of challenges raised by sustainable construction, building evaluation can be highly complex. For this reason, tools have been developed to help measure the results and evaluate the success of these buildings.
Are sustainable buildings expensive?
The cost premium to deliver sustainable properties to the market is low compared to the savings realised during the use of the building