Making Construction Sustainable: Pre-Fabricated Materials

Between 2014 and 2019, there was an 8% annual growth in commercial construction. At the end of 2021, global revenues grew to $24,335 billion compound annual growth rate. Global energy-related construction CO2 emissions also grew to 38% due to a shift in energy sources.

A major source of these emissions are from materials made of concrete, steel, and aluminum, which also contribute 23% of total global emissions.

The environmental impact of these materials necessitates the use of sustainable building materials, providing an opportunity in the construction industry to use sustainable building materials on the path to net-zero.

Using pre-fabricated materials both drives down construction costs and spurs the use of energy-efficient technologies to reduce building GHG emissions footprints.

Pre-fabricated building materials have the potential to both streamline the material-making process, and decrease emissions by as much as 11% compared to pre-cast. Using these materials also cuts back on emissions from the material-making and operations process.

This webinar will discuss recent technology development in sustainable construction and building operation and will feature industry expert Diego Peñaloza, Eric Hinckley, Chief Technology Officer at Sustainable Living Innovations, and Boundless Senior Research Analyst, Fernanda Avila.