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Changing Places - A New Paris Every Five Days
11th December 2017
According to a new report, the World adds a new city the size of Paris every 5 days!
The pressure to improve the energy intensity of buildings will grow inexorably and whilst progress is obvious in many countries, it is also uneven.
According to the report:
"The floor area of buildings worldwide (235 billion square metres in 2016) will almost double by 2060 with expectations of 230 billion m2 added by then -- roughly the floor area of all of Japan's buildings added to the planet each year, a Paris every five days."
World adds a new city the size of Paris every 5 days, report says https://t.co/I0Sbe25Pcu That's why good #construction standards are vital. @Revkin @GeorgeMonbiot
— Roger Harrabin (@RHarrabin) December 11, 2017
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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