Xiao, Jianzhuang;
Yu, Caihua;
Xia, Bing;
Xiao, Xuwen;
Wang, Fuming;
Kang, Jian;
de Brito, Jorge;
(2025)
Low-carbon solutions for water infiltration in urban buildings under climate change.
Nature Cities
, 2
pp. 479-488.
10.1038/s44284-025-00259-1.
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Abstract
The world is facing a serious problem of water infiltration in buildings, which threatens urban safety and sustainability. Although building waterproofing engineering has made much progress, it remains largely experience-driven and cannot guarantee the reliability and low-carbon attributes of building waterproofing projects under climate change. As a result, the building waterproofing industry stands at a critical turning point, urgently needing innovations that prioritize both reliability and low-carbon emissions. This Perspective proposes a new strategy for sustainability-based building waterproofing design, explores future directions and provides low-carbon recommendations for policymakers, researchers, designers and technicians.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Low-carbon solutions for water infiltration in urban buildings under climate change |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s44284-025-00259-1 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00259-1 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. The world is facing a serious problem of water infiltration in buildings, which threatens urban safety and sustainability. Although building waterproofing engineering has made much progress, it remains largely experience-driven and cannot guarantee the reliability and low-carbon attributes of building waterproofing projects under climate change. As a result, the building waterproofing industry stands at a critical turning point, urgently needing innovations that prioritize both reliability and low-carbon emissions. This Perspective proposes a new strategy for sustainability-based building waterproofing design, explores future directions and provides low-carbon recommendations for policymakers, researchers, designers and technicians. |
| Keywords: | Climate change, Environmental impact |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10212931 |
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