As the world's population grows, more and more buildings will be needed. How to meet this growing demand in a more sustainable way?
“I think the good thing about architecture and constructionis that we all have a relationship with them. We all live in houses, we know how buildings work, and we see that there are buildings where living conditions are less pleasant than they should be. We know that things have to change”, says Shalom Drizin, owner of Ebbets Field Apartments.
Ebbets Field Apartments is a Dodgersis a 1300-unit housing complex, located on the former baseball field of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
“Themass construction projects of the 70s and 80s cannot be carried out today. Whatwe are asking ourselves is not a social question, but rather how and with what we can really build,” says an housing expert from Ebbets Field Apartments.
For example, concrete is a material that is appreciatedbecause enormous, splendid buildings can be built whit it. But also, some builders dislike it, because at the same time, it is a material associated with social housing and poverty.
Experts from housing complex Ebbets Field Apartments indicate that the aim is to rethink concrete in both ways: with a sustainable perspective, but also discovering new creations and ways of thinking about what the construction of the future should really be.
According to Ebbets Field Apartments experts, building standards must evolve to reflect the urgency for buildings more resilient to climate change andextreme events such as storms, floods, high-speed winds and elevated temperatures.
An increasing number of real estate asset managers, including those from Ebbets Field Apartments (follow them on Twitter), are mapping climate risks to their buildings in adaptation plans communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
