HIGHLIGHTS
Are you ready for
greener slab structures?
How we build now, and how we’ll do it in the future,
has an impact on what the world will look like for our
children.
The world is warming up.
According to the World Green
Building Council, construction
and operations accounted for
36% of global final energy use and nearly
40% of energy-related CO2 emissions
already in 2017.
Something needs to be done. And fast.
One way to look at it is to make a carbon
budget – how many tons of emissions we
can have until the temperature rises by, for
example, 1.5 degrees Celsius?
“The IPCC AR6 Report of 2021 reveals
that an average country will run out of its
carbon budget share in 9 years. In a highly
polluting country, the budget will be used
much earlier,” says Petri Suur-Askola,
Business Director, Connections at Peikko.
The conclusion? Everyone needs to
pull their weight and every little effort
helps. Using less concrete means less CO2
6 PEIKKO CONNECTIONS 1/2022
