Found at www.upi.com.
“The construction and use of buildings generate substantial social and economic benefits to society, but may also have serious negative impacts on the environment,” the Director of the UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Monique Barbut, said Tuesday at the Paris launch.
“One key area of concern is the large share of energy use, with associated greenhouse gas emissions, that the built environment accounts for. In some countries the built environment is responsible for up to 40 per cent of total energy use,” added Barbut, whose division hosts the secretariat of the Sustainable Building and Construction Initiative.
Read more about how the U.N. promotes green building practices.
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