Building Better: Climate-Smart Homes For Improved Lives

U • Nature • Infotainment • 2025

Director: Sannuta Raghu

The construction sector is a huge CO2 emitter. Buildings also shape our lives. They heat up our cities. Rethinking the industry holds the key to many solutions…

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