The Real Deal: Post-Fossil Construction for Game Changers confronts the construction industry's outsized role in the climate emergency — responsible for an estimated 40 per cent of global carbon emissions and one-third of the world's waste — and maps a credible path beyond fossil-dependent building.
About This Book
Construction sits at the intersection of every major sustainability challenge: resource extraction, waste generation, and carbon emissions at scale. This compact but substantive volume assembles short essays, industry interviews, and best-practice case studies to build a global picture of where sustainable construction stands today and where it must go. Rather than rehearsing the problem, it targets the prejudices and structural inertia that slow adoption of post-fossil methods — addressing developers, contractors, and design professionals who are positioned to shift the dial. It is a practical, intellectually honest contribution to the discourse on ecological construction, decarbonisation, and circular building economies.
Key Features
- 200 pages of essays, industry interviews, and best-practice examples on sustainable construction
- Edited by Fabian Hörmann
- Published by Ruby Press, ISBN 9783944074504
What You'll Discover
- How roughly half of all raw materials extracted globally feed the built environment, and what that means for decarbonisation strategy
- First-hand perspectives from diverse market players — contractors, developers, and innovators — on the real barriers to sustainable construction
- A global survey of economic, social, and ecological shifts reshaping the construction industry
- Practical dismantling of the most persistent myths and prejudices that obstruct the transition to post-fossil building practice
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 200
- Dimensions: 20 x 12 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783944074504
- Publisher: Ruby Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, construction professionals, sustainability consultants, and design academics engaged with decarbonisation, circular economy principles, and the future of ecological construction.