First of all, the IFPEB specifies: "the concept of carbon neutrality is physically impossible on the scale of a building" . It is nevertheless possible to considerably and immediately reduce the environmental impact of a building by following certain guidelines and operational guidelines, and that is what we are talking about here.
Stressing the need to accelerate the pace of decarbonization in France, still far from the objective set for 2030 then 2050, the IFPEB also recalls the strong role that buildings have to play in this race: indeed, 33% of greenhouse gas emissions are linked to the construction sector. The problem? The unbalanced balance between renovations and constructions, the former still too rare and the latter accelerating inexorably.
To reverse the trend, the IFPEB recommends moving towards a model of "Carbon Neutral" Compatible Buildings, which respect these different criteria defined by Carbone 4: they reduce their GHG emissions as much as possible, help other buildings to do so , and contribute to increasing carbon sinks (natural absorption and/or storage of CO2 emitted on Earth).
