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Fire Resilience: A Crucial Element Of Sustainability Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance


There is no question that climate action will remain critical over the next decade which is why a change in the approach to the built environment will go some way to meeting our climate change targets. A call for the use of natural construction materials, greater insulation and low carbon heat options should not be at the expense of fire performance. Managing fire safety and energy objectives together makes perfect sense. When a building is not designed or built to withstand potentially catastrophic risks such as fire, then it can nullify the benefits gained from sustainable construction.


According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report1


, when adding emissions from the building construction


industry on top of operational emissions, the built environment sector accounted for 38 per cent of total global energy- related CO2 emissions. Pre-pandemic building emissions from the built environment in 2019 were noted to reach their highest level. Further it has urged governments to implement deep building renovation and performance standards for newly constructed buildings into pandemic recovery packages.


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