{"id":27078,"date":"2023-02-10t18:02:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-10t18:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.planetforward.com\/2023\/02\/10\/a-concrete-proposal-the-future-of-eco-friendly-architecture\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22t13:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22t13:00:20","slug":"concrete-eco-friendly-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/concrete-eco-friendly-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"a concrete proposal: the future of eco-friendly architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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we shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.
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-winston churchill, 1943<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

our buildings define us. not only do we need them to survive, but\u2014consciously and subconsciously\u2014they shape our worldview. as world temperatures rise, we will rely on them even more in the face of oppressive summer heat, intensifying blizzards, and other extreme weather events. but air conditioning buildings<\/a> and producing concrete<\/a>\u2014the most important building material\u2014amount to 12% of the world\u2019s total greenhouse gas emissions. so to move our planet forward, we need scalable innovations in how we build and what we build with.<\/p>\n

the innovation center at the pontificia universidad cat\u00f3lica de chile looks stylish, promotes more collaboration than a traditional office building, and cuts electricity consumption by two-thirds<\/a> just because it uses fewer but larger glass windows. the canada-based company carbicrete<\/a> has developed concrete that actually captures concrete from the atmosphere. and the best part is: these solutions are easy to implement! some might even call them common sense. by expediting the rollout of these production and architectural techniques, we can drastically limit the damage of climate change and help provide for a better future.<\/p>\n