12. Sustainable and resilient constructions and buildings

Build Change scales safe, affordable, climate-resilient housing in Indonesia via retrofits, training, advocacy, and technical support, improving 90,000+ buildings and protecting millions.

In Colombia, Build Change enhanced a wooden home via a participatory process, combining local carpentry and technical training to demonstrate wood’s potential for safe, climate-resilient housing.

Visiting London’s ‘Walkie-Talkie’ on Green Team Meeting day highlighted how property managers, tenants, and businesses share energy-saving successes via the Go Dark Project and other initiatives.

Building Passport pilot for social housing: decarbonization roadmaps for 4,000 buildings (45,000 apartments), financial feasibility checks, and finance brokerage integration.

PEEB drives sectoral transformation by financing, policy, and capacity-building, promoting resilient, zero-emission, and energy-efficient buildings worldwide, especially in emerging markets.

London’s 40 Holborn Viaduct cut energy use by 38.8% in one year through smart reprogramming and strong occupier engagement, becoming the first-ever CUBE award winner for building energy savings.

Hong Kong’s International Commerce Centre became the first project in Asia to achieve LEED v5 Platinum, showing how large, existing buildings can cut emissions, improve efficiency and advance resilient, high-quality operations.

London’s largest mass timber office, combining low-carbon design, advanced fire testing, and offsite manufacturing, demonstrates a new model for sustainable, resilient construction.