Green buildings tech good for stronger economies

For Kenyan corporates, green buildings can be a long-term investment with assured returns. [iStockphoto]

Today, the world's-built environment accounts for almost 40 per cent of global energy-related carbon emissions and extracts about 50 per cent of the world's resources.

The International Energy Agency estimates that to reduce the world's emissions to cap global warming estimates at 1.5 degrees, industries need to move up to 10 times faster than the current rate in adopting carbon-reducing processes.