Trade Journals for the Concrete Industry

With regard to climate change, the construction industry is both responsible for existing challenges as well as inevitable part of future solutions in equal measure. The pressure to develop climate-friendly, and sustainable but likewise safe and robust construction technologies without compromising the quality of life of future generations calls for consolidated, global actions. The GLOBE Global Consensus on Sustainability in the Built Environment, for the first time calls for paradigm shift and immediate actions supported by important global networks and institutions within the built environment. The article reports about the driving force and the major objectives of GLOBE and elaborates on possible ways, how in particular also the pre-cast industry can find feasible ways towards resource saving and climate friendly technologies and production.