COVID-19 is having a massive impact on the construction industry. At this stage, projects can be difficult to complete due to the economic slowdown. Many have even stopped.
Tall buildings are large energy consumers, including both embodied energy and operational energy. How can this energy consumption be kept at a minimum – or even reach net zero?
Heads up, energy consumers: If you buy retail electricity or natural gas, “this is one of the best times in history to make that purchase,” says Luke McAuliffe, President of Transparent Energy.
Energy prices are at the lowest point in five years – a fact made clear when the price of the U.S. oil benchmark dropped below zero dollars per barrel.
