How IT leaders can support more sustainable building

The world around us is always changing

So, the question is: what kind of world will replace the one we used to know?

A global view

The 2021 World Green Building Trends report⁵ provides the following insights

Using technology to be more sustainable

As with so many other aspects in construction, the devil is in the detail.

Conclusion

A building project is always complex. Paying attention to specific elements and modelling them in detail will produce small improvements in sustainability, and occasionally a breakthrough.

But such improvements are cumulative, and architects, engineers, and construction workers need the tools to make these improvements on every job. Using large format print can be part of this, with plotters designed to reduce waste now being a realistic alternative.

Printing in large format colour helps to reduce waste with fewer revisions and errors because plans will be clear and unambiguous, and in the format clients expect to see.

It’s a great tool to help AEC professionals deal with the ultimate challenge – the rebuilding of our global infrastructure to be more sustainable, ready for a more equitable society.

HP DesignJet and PageWide XL plotters are pushing the ways in which it is possible to improve large format printing, to help build a more sustainable future.

Let’s create a better world, together

Footnotes

1 https://sustainabilitymag.com/sustainability/the-strategic-business-imperatives-of-sustainability
2 https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/technology/uniting-technology-sustainability
3 https://www.british-assessment.co.uk/insights/what-is-sustainable-construction-and-why-is-it-important/
4 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332879660_Sustainability_Expertise_Towards_a_More_Sustainable_Architecture_Engineering_and_Construction_AE_Sector

5 Dodge Construction Network and Smart Market report, World Green Building Trends 2021, April 2021, https://www.corporate.carrier.com/Images/Corporate-World-Green-Building-Trends-2021-1121_tcm558-149468.pdf
6 Dodge Construction Network and Smart Market report, World Green Building Trends 2021, April 2021, https://www.corporate.carrier.com/Images/CorporateWorld-Green-Building-Trends-2021-1121_tcm558-149468.pdf
7 Dodge Construction Network and Smart Market report, World Green Building Trends 2021, April 2021, https://www.corporate.carrier.com/Images/Corporate-World-Green-Building-Trends-2021-1121_tcm558-149468.pdf
8 Dodge Construction Network and Smart Market report, World Green Building Trends 2021, April 2021, https://www.corporate.carrier.com/Images/Corporate-World-Green-Building-Trends-2021-1121_tcm558-149468.pdf
9 Dodge Construction Network and Smart Market report, World Green Building Trends 2021, April 2021, https://www.corporate.carrier.com/Images/Corporate-World-Green-Building-Trends-2021-1121_tcm558-149468.pdf
10 Dodge Construction Network and Smart Market report, World Green Building Trends 2021, April 2021, https://www.corporate.carrier.com/Images/Corporate-World-Green-Building-Trends-2021-1121_tcm558-149468.pdf
11 https://aecmag.com/opinion/sustainability-what-is-your-strategy/
12 https://www.digitalbluefoam.com/
13 https://www.geoweeknews.com/news/accelerating-the-practice-of-sustainable-building-with-data