Taking green building mainstream: The top ten biggest trends in sustainable construction

Angitha Pradeep looks at the ten biggest trends that are shaping the construction sector’s move towards a sustainable future

byAngitha Pradeep

November 2, 2020

A net-zero house is a structure that consumes only the energy it produces. Reports suggest that the net-zero energy building movement has hit critical mass after being considered a fringe goal for a long time. Net-zero housing has earned its place in the mainstream, and is a combination of many of the topics discussed in the list. For now, Research and Market’s report suggest that the market is registering growth due to the increasing number of initiatives regarding energy efficiency by the government and rising need for net-zero energy buildings to reduce GHG emissions.

The World Economic Forum, since 2016, has identified climate and sustainability risks in the top three most likely and impactful global risks. In response to this, countries around the world have taken decisions together to create a joint vision for sustainable and resilient urbanisation. Moreover, KPMG’s report finds that sustainability in the built environment has slowly started to become embedded into public consciousness, and mainstream corporations and investors now understand the strategic importance of addressing this issue.

With predictions that 60% of new projects will incorporate green construction elements by 2021, we take a look at the ten biggest trends in sustainable construction.

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