A new Urban Ideas Research Paper published by the Urban Taskforce titled: “Standing Tall” has been released and it finds that the construction of high rise buildings results in the lowest embedded carbon-emission when compared with other development types, such as townhouses or suburban homes. That is – the carbon footprint of the total build per dwelling (occupying the same number of people) is the lowest for high rise developments (58 storeys).
Read the full article by Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest in Sourceable here.
