Creating value – taking responsibility
Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues!
Any construction activity creates both tangible and intangible value. In and of itself, this work must be linked to critical questions that we need to confront ourselves with. For it is concrete, our building material, that lends a permanent shape and appearance to our built environment that our descendants should also be able to enjoy and appreciate. Also, construction work itself consumes an enormous amount of resources. As a rough estimate, about 40% of global material flows and 40% of global energy consumption result from construction activities. These...
