Unifi.id founder and CEO Paul Sheedy attended the City of London Pan Livery Dinner at the National Liberal Club on Monday evening.

We’ll be the first to admit, our content has been a bit sombre recently. From discussing the potential financial obsolescence of commercial buildings, the severe impacts of climate change, and the dangers of the building industry’s emissions, we have been dedicated to highlighting the scary truths of the globe’s climate crisis.

Unifi.id is honoured to have been given the opportunity to feature as a guest writer for FM Business Daily, one of the leading publications in the Facilities Management (FM) sector. 

With the news last week that Brimstone Energy has raised $55 million dollars, from investors the likes of Bill Gates, pre-revenue, there is potentially hope for what is the incredibly dangerous situation with embodied carbon within the building industry.

Urbanisation is increasing, and it’s doing so at an unprecedented rate. By 2050, two thirds of the world’s population are expected to be living in cities, alongside a population increase from 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion.

It’s time for the construction industry to get familiar with blockchain. 

Acknowledging global warming is no longer enough. In a speech earlier this month, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that the globe was ‘on a fast track to climate disaster’, and accused governments of not only turning a blind eye, but actively contributing to making carbon emissions worse.

It’s a fact: retrofitting buildings to be sustainable is far more cost efficient and environmentally friendly than building new ones.

Concrete is all around us. We live among concrete giants and walk along concrete paths. It’s constantly under our feet and above our heads. Strong, durable, and relatively cheap, it has existed as a construction material since ancient civilisation.

For those of you looking to get a certification for your buildings and understand why certifications are important this article is for you. We go into detail about applications, costings, and what the various types of certifications are all about.