Alexus _ Don't demolish old buildings, urge architects

 Name: Alexus

Date: 6th Thursday August 2020

Text:Don't demolish old buildings, urge architects

They say New Zealand property  owners should be incentivised to upgrade draughty buildings, not just break from those who don't like them around New Zealand.

That is because so much carbon is emitted by creating the steel, cement and bricks for new buildings. It was really a waste of time building when everybody keeps on breaking them down, may it’s because they're jealous.

 

The campaign by the Architects’ Journal is backed by 14 Stirling Prize winners. In the past there was debate about whether it was better for the climate to demolish an old energy-hungry building and build a well-insulated replacement.

 

But this is now widely considered a serious mistake because of the amount of carbon emitted during the construction of the new building.