ABSTRACT
Buildings are in the front line of the battle against climate change. They are on the front line of humanity’s struggle to survive. Either they change fast and radically or we lose the war. We must, with all speed, use buildings for:
Mitigation: radically reducing the production of greenhouse gases to reduce the hazard.
Adaptation of our buildings and cities to minimize the exposure of communities to the impacts of a changing climate.
Protection of the most vulnerable individuals and communities against the plethora of related social, economic and environmental hazards we face together.
