Green construction technology company signs commitment demonstrating leadership in the fight against climate change
Thursday, January 27, 2022 (Vancouver/ Unceded Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations) – Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii), a green construction technology company, this week announced they have signed the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) Net Zero Buildings Commitment, demonstrating leadership in combating climate change. The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment) calls on the building and construction sector to decarbonize the built environment, inspire others to take similar action, and remove barriers to implementation.
Nexii will be one of 160 signatories across 28 cities, and six states and regions. The Commitment’s signatories will take action to reduce all portfolio operational carbon emissions by 2030 or earlier and maximize reductions of embodied carbon in new developments or major renovations, compensating for any residual emissions.
“We are delighted to sign the WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment and join other companies dedicated to combating climate change by decarbonizing the built environment,” says Zosia Brown, Nexii Vice President of Sustainability. “We are proud of our innovations in sustainable building materials and products, our work to transform the construction industry, and our focus on creating green jobs that benefit communities. We look forward to working with the WorldGBC and all signatories in leading and advocating for a rapid transition to a net zero carbon future in which healthy, climate resilient and affordable buildings are available to all.”
Nexii is focused on revitalizing the construction industry with technology, innovation, and sustainable building solutions. The company’s sustainable products use a breakthrough building material, Nexiite, that has comparable properties to concrete but contains no Portland cement or lime, significantly reducing end-to-end carbon emissions.
Cristina Gamboa, CEO of the World Green Building Council, says, “In the aftermath of COP26, it is clearer than ever that the built environment must act as a critical climate solution. Businesses and organisations such as those announced today are displaying industry leadership, going further and faster to tackle emissions resulting from the buildings they occupy, own or develop by 2030. Their actions, and those of the other signatories, are sending crucial demand side signals to accelerate the transition towards net zero by the end of the decade.”
Find out more about the WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment here. Read Nexii’s Commitment Profile here.
About Nexii
Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) is a green construction technology company that is committed to building a vibrant future for people and the planet. Nexii designs and manufactures high-performance buildings and green building products that are sustainable, cost-efficient and resilient in the face of climate change. The Nexii System also significantly reduces construction timelines, enabling the rapid development of green buildings across North America. Nexii is suited for industrial / commercial / institutional, mixed-use, multi-family residential and single-family homes, as well as for the green retrofit market.
For more information, visit www.nexii.com, or connect with us on Instagram (@NexiiBuilds), Twitter (@NexiiBuilds) or on LinkedIn (Nexii Building Solutions).
About the World Green Building Council
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) catalyses the uptake of sustainable built environments for everyone, everywhere.
Transforming the building and construction sector across three strategic areas — climate action, health & wellbeing, and resources & circularity — we are a global action network of more than 70 Green Building Councils around the world.
As members of the UN Global Compact, we work with businesses, organisations and governments to drive the ambitions of the Paris Agreement and UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Through a systems change approach, our network is leading the industry towards a net zero carbon, healthy, equitable and resilient built environment.
