Study: Building Material Supply Chains Restricting Net-Zero Progress
Over two-thirds (68%) of respondents said carbon-reducing improvements to building material supply chains would be critical to achieving net-zero.
A new report, “Sustainable by design,” by engineering consultancy Patrick Parsons, based on research with 100 senior executives of U.K. construction firms, reveals that despite the majority (85%) believing the industry is doing enough to reach net-zero by 2050, there are significant barriers to achieving this target.
Over two-thirds (68%) of respondents said that improvements to building material supply chains to reduce carbon would be critical to achieving net-zero, followed by 63% who said that existing planning regulations need to change to support the sector if it is to hit this target. Using alternative materials that have a lower carbon footprint is also a significant barrier to overcome for 62% of those questioned, followed by decarbonizing existing buildings (59%) and the ability to collect data to measure carbon in buildings (48%).