The built environment industry causes significant environmental damage, responsible for nearly 30% of biodiversity loss and 50% of raw material extraction. The WBCSD and Arup have launched new research on how to measure and monitor the nature impacts of buildings across their life cycle.
Our report, 'Exploring Nature Positive Buildings', helps real estate developers, building designers and others in the sector, to take the first steps towards assessing the ‘whole-life nature impacts’ of buildings.
Land conversion for new buildings can have a huge impact on endangered species and nature. But the report also highlights the vast impact of building development on the natural world from the extraction and processing of raw materials – often thousands of miles away from the building itself. It shows these ‘embodied’ nature impacts are not yet fully understood or measured by built environment professionals.
