![]() Over the past few years, the Gulf region has been witnessing a massive boom in the construction and design sector. Apart from massive energy consumption, these buildings add another hole to the country’s sustainability plans on the back of sky-rocketing maintenance costs, design and infrastructure needs that are extremely energy-intensive.Īpart from massive energy use, buildings and construction are responsible for 40 per cent of total carbon emissions in the world, and with the Gulf region being surrounded by this industry, it is essential that these industries are focused upon even as the region moves closer to its vision of achieving net zero-emission by 2050. High-rise buildings consume nearly 80 per cent of all energy produced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) every year. This, according to key stakeholders in the construction and interior design industry, is reversing the slowing down of the region’s goal to reverse the adverse effects of climate change. The region’s growing popularity for high-rise buildings and expansive infrastructure development has been on sharp focus for mounting pressure on its energy dependency to power its amenities. ![]() ![]() By Ron Chen, Senior Correspondent, ASEAN Region
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