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Can your existing Commercial Building be made more Sustainable?

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  Yes, we can. By   retrofitting , we don't just renovate structures; we reimagine their purpose within a sustainable ecosystem. With a significant portion of the global building stock constructed before the year 2000, achieving energy and carbon targets necessitates extensive energy efficiency improvements and reductions in embodied carbon. Consequently, a large proportion of existing buildings worldwide will require some form of retrofit by 2050 to meet these objectives. The United Nations and its member states recognize that commercial buildings significantly contribute to global carbon emissions and energy consumption. The buildings and construction sector accounts for  37% of global energy-related CO₂ emissions  and  34% of energy demand .  (SOURCE:  unep.org )  To align with the  Paris Agreement  and  net-zero  carbon targets by 2050 , retrofitting commercial buildings is essential to  reduce energy consumption, lowe...