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events that have taken place in recent months, including major wildfires in Greece, Turkey, Russia and the US, as well as major floods across large parts of Europe, including in Germany where at least 180 people died. COP26 was seen by many experts as a last chance for governments across the world to finally take control of the climate change emergency and to enact changes from top to bottom of the energy and resource usage spectrum. But this is not simply a task that can be left to governments to undertake.
For the creative sector, big, tough, and sometimes uncomfortable questions have to be addressed – and fast. Architects and designers need to look at how they can improve the sustainability of each and every aspect of every project they undertake, educate their clients on the priorities of carbon neutral design and insist that the right long- term decisions are being made. Clients should be demanding the very highest standards of innovative sustainable design – future-proofing their buildings while at the same time protecting their reputation and the planet. And suppliers must
ensure they continue to both enhance the sustainability credentials of the products they offer and deliver a level of spec clarity that allows customers to make highly informed decisions. Failure to get that right will, in the long run, come home to roost on a multitude of levels.
Putting some of the challenges into context, we speak to a selection of experts and practitioners about the road ahead and how the choices that architects, designers and their clients make now will shape the future of millions of lives for generations to come.
Taking responsibility FX spoke to Mark Bauer, environment specialist at Forbo, about the need for joined-up thinking in order to tackle the climate emergency
What has been Forbo’s background in tackling sustainability within its manufacturing and operations, and in what ways has this focus accelerated over time? Te company’s heritage goes back to 1863 with its first product, Marmoleum; its 2.5mm version is now proven to be carbon negative. In a sense, the company was making products back then that it didn’t even realise were going to prove to be important for this reason in 150 years’ time.
So some of these attributes have been there from day one, but things have moved on in terms of the acceleration, particularly from the late 1980s when new products started to drive environmental improvement, even before ‘sustainability’ was really on the agenda.
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