There are over 6 billion
in the world.
Imagine how much
energy it has taken
to build them all.
Tokyo City,
Japan
When we make buildings we can use a lot of energy, especially in making the materials we use to build them from.
All that energy, in turn, releases lots of CO₂ which is bad for the planet.
Throughout this website we are going to look at different materials that we can use to make buildings.
Questions like this will be asked throughout the website. Click to reveal the answer.
If we choose our materials carefully we can help to protect the environment by reducing the amount of that is released into the atmosphere when they are made. We can make our buildings .
We can use our carbon indicator to show how much CO₂ is released when we make each building material.Try moving the indicator to the left or the right!
In this section throughout the website,
roll over the images to find the fascinating facts.
London,
UK
How many different building materials can you think of?
There are some clues in the pictures below.
Roll over the pictures to find out what materials are used.
We can start by looking at some traditional materials, then find out about some
alternatives before we have a go at designing our own low carbon building. So let’s go…
