Experts: ecological construction has become one of the main trends in Russia

Ecological construction has become one of the main trends in Russia. British architects are very active in meeting with their Russian colleagues and designing buildings based on environmental principles. This was announced at the VIII International Construction Forum and the 100+ TechnoBuild exhibition by Tom Heaps, Head of the Climate and Emissions Department at the British Embassy in Moscow.

The topic of green building became a key one at one of the sessions. Tom Heaps noted that the construction industry accounts for 40% of global CO2 emissions related to energy and manufacturing processes. According to him, Great Britain pays great attention to green construction, the first method of environmental assessment of buildings was developed and implemented back in the 90s of the last century.

Among the examples of Russian-English cooperation in the construction sector, he cited the construction project of the headquarters of the Russian Copper Company in Yekaterinburg.

Yuli Borisov, CEO of the UNK project company, added that despite the novelty of green construction, there are many projects in Russia using the most advanced technologies, in particular, for organizing green space on the roof, as well as on the front facades of buildings.

"Russian companies can compete with world-class leading companies in terms of construction technologies and solutions, including in green construction," Borisov concluded.

Guy Eames, Chairman of the RuGBC Green Building Council, in turn, recalled that the introduction of green technologies in construction is one of the important areas of work to achieve carbon neutrality.

"Green building is one of the solutions to the problem of climate change," he stressed.

In addition, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Finland to Russia Antti Helanter shared his experience during the session. According to him, Finland intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, and therefore all sectors of the country have prepared roadmaps for the implementation of low-carbon development, including the construction industry.

"We are taking a comprehensive approach to solving the problem of reducing the carbon footprint in construction. This is related not only to construction technologies, but also to issues of territorial development and urban planning. Our goal is to create a healthy, safe and comfortable environment," the Ambassador said.

He also said that the country has created and operates a national database on emissions, a new online resource that allows you to estimate the carbon footprint of a building.