In the midst of profound renovationGlobally, buildings account for 30% of energy consumption and produce close to a third of human-induced carbon emissions, making the construction sector one of the largest emitter of all sectors. If you combine this number with the fact that 1.6 billion people will need affordable housing by 2025, and urbanisation is projected to continue - with two-thirds of the world’s population living in urban areas by 2050 - the sector is at risk of potentially emit-ting enormous amounts of greenhouse gases.