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SOLUTIONS
Fortunately, there are solutions to our current climate dilemma. Sustainable building materials, such as hempcrete (a concrete-like material made from the hemp plant) and ferrock (concrete-like material made from steel dust) are part of the ever growing list (10 innovations, 2022).
Low-carbon materials are those that have a lower embodied carbon footprint than traditional materials. This means that they require less energy and resources to produce and generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Low carbon materials can include bamboo, wool insulation, reclaimed wood, or recycled concrete (Tunley Environment, 2024),
Construction Waste Sorting Robots are robots that sort through all the debris and waste from construction to make sure that almost all of the waste is separated correctly. A hypothetical system idea is a closed-loop construction system, which aims to create buildings and infrastructure that can be disassembled and reused. Modular and interchangseable components that can be easily dismantled, refurbished, and repurposed at the end of their service life, reducing construction waste and extending the lifespan of building materials are part of the design (BoxHaul, n.d.).
("Construction Waste," n.d.).
There is more to that, though. People are now thinking of more places to place solar panels than your average roof. Solar panel windows are an example of one of those places (Solar Energy Technologies Office, 2024). Other places, like skylights, balustrades (the railing of a balcony), and awnings are candidates. There are now more opportunities for solar panel placement due to the constantly adapting technology.
A building in construction, The Residences at 1428 Brickell, will have solar panel windows facing the west. It is the first residential high-rise to be powered partially by the sun. The windows will not be solar panels, though, but will have photovoltaic glazing (Our Philosophy., n.d.).
There are innovations day by day. Now, 3-D printed buildings are a reality.
This is one example of the growing amount of 3-D printed homes.
THE FUTURE
We conclude that in the future, our world will get hotter because we will have more buildings that use up more fossil fuels. That means that it will increase sea levels (Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, n.d.) (That will happen if we do not build responsibly). Climate change will keep on getting worse because we think that it would be very hard for everyone to do everything they need to do to stop climate change. All countries need to move their economies away from fossil fuels as soon as possible. Invest in renewable energy. Changing our main energy sources to clean and renewable energy is the best way to stop using fossil fuels. These include technologies like solar, wind, wave, tidal, and geothermal power. (What are the solutions to climate change, n.d.)
If we do not act now, we will regret it later.
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