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Future Build: How Construction Can Heal Our Planet

by Will Arnold

Rethinking construction’s environmental footprint

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Rethinking construction’s environmental footprint

Structural engineer Will Arnold examines construction through the materials and processes that shape its environmental impact, including cement, steel and concrete. The book moves across the building process, from design to demolition, and presents examples of projects using bamboo, plant-inspired concrete-floor designs and waste-derived materials. Together, these cases frame construction not only as a source of emissions and ecological damage, but also as a field where different choices can contribute to environmental repair. The focus is on how building practice might change, and on innovations already being used in projects around the world.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the environmental impact of buildings and construction materials.
  • Those curious about sustainable design and innovations in architecture and engineering.
  • Readers following practical approaches to reducing construction waste and emissions.

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Construction and climate impactBuilding materialsSustainable designWaste reductionEcological restoration

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Book overview

Future Build exposes the devastating environmental impact of modern construction while offering a bold vision for change.

Construction shapes the world we live in, but also leaves one of the heaviest footprints on our planet. From the relentless heat of cement kilns to the towering steel and concrete skeletons of our cities, Future Build reveals how our dependence on five key materials has led to soaring carbon emissions, waste and ecological destruction.

But it doesn't have to be this way. Structural engineer Will Arnold offers a bold vision for change, revealing how every stage of construction - from design to demolition - can be transformed for the better. Through a global journey of pioneering projects and groundbreaking innovations, he showcases buildings that do more than just minimize harm: they actively heal the planet. From schools built of bamboo, to concrete floors designed with plant-like efficiency and houses made from waste, a better future is not only possible, it is already being built.

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