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Nature Positive Buildings

Using regenerative design and smart technology to turn cities into healthy ecosystems

"How can our buildings have the same ecological performance as the wildland next door?"

Buildings are responsible for almost 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions.  It's clear that urgent action is needed to decarbonise the sector, but many industry leaders believe we can aim even higher.

Net Zero may not be enough to create truly sustainable cities. Could we instead strive to construct and redesign Nature Positive buildings that actively regenerate the planet?

With the innovation of low emissions materials, regenerative design, circular infrastructure, retrofits, and electrified, smart buildings, the future is rich with potential. We already have the technologies and methods needed to completely change the game - the obstacle lies in challenging ingrained systems and mindsets.

Do you want to learn more about what it will take to transform the built environment? Visit our Nature Positive Buildings Hub for extended interviews, case study films, and reports.

With thanks to the following contributors:

David Cheshire from AECOM (a member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Sustainable Buildings Task Force)

Katie McGinty from Johnson Controls (a member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Sustainable Buildings Task Force)

Jose La Loggia from Trane Technologies (a member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Sustainable Buildings Task Force)

Janine Benyus from The Biomimicry Institute

David Gottfried from Blue Planet Systems

Oskar Norelius from White Arkitekter, the firm behind Sara Kulturhus

Joanne Rodriguez from Mycocycle 

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Energy Efficient Buildings

Energy Efficient Buildings

"We need to understand that there is free heat all around us. There is no need to burn fossil fuels to create heat."

Harnessing Smart Technologies

Harnessing Smart Technologies

"Let's enable buildings to become like a neural network where all the operating systems talk to each other."

Regenerative Design

Regenerative Design

"We could have buildings that are generating more energy than they use, capturing every drop of rainwater."

Building Materials And The Climate: Constructing The Future

Building Materials And The Climate: Constructing The Future

Highlighting the urgent need to develop new models for cooperation on the decarbonisation of building materials

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