Construction and Climate: How DeBOX Makes a Difference

The Climate Challenge and the Role of the Built Environment

The construction sector stands at the center of the global climate challenge. It accounts for approximately 32% to 37% of global CO₂ emissions, with a significant share stemming from building materials and electricity consumption in buildings.

Nearly half of the buildings that will exist by 2050 are already built, making renovation a critical lever to reduce carbon impact and accelerate the transition toward a more sustainable built environment.

Technology & DeBOX: Green Solutions in Action

BIM — More Than a Tool, a Sustainable Strategy

Building Information Modeling (BIM) enables teams to simulate and optimize energy performance from the design phase, improving building orientation, insulation, daylighting, and overall efficiency. This approach significantly reduces energy demand.

BIM also helps minimize construction waste by providing precise material estimations, avoiding rework, and enabling prefabrication—resulting in cleaner, more efficient job sites. Beyond construction, BIM supports sustainable building operations, including proactive maintenance, guided renovations, and long-term energy adaptability.

LiDAR Scanning and Matterport Virtual Tours: Visiting Without Traveling

Thanks to the Matterport platform, over 2.5 million digital twins have been created worldwide. Since 2021, these technologies have helped avoid approximately 382,000 tons of CO₂ emissions by reducing physical travel.

Virtual tours and LiDAR scanning limit site visits, reduce logistical impact, and deliver high-precision, fast, and reliable data for project stakeholders.

Why These Solutions Truly Matter

A Sector Under Pressure — and an Opportunity to Act

While building-related emissions have stabilized, they remain massive: 32% of global energy consumption and 34% of CO₂ emissions. The industry is at a turning point—renovate instead of rebuild, optimize instead of waste, and adopt digital solutions as concrete pathways toward carbon neutrality.

Why This Makes DeBOX Essential

• Your BIM expertise enables smarter, more sustainable designs

• You promote a responsible approach aligned with climate challenges

• You help deliver less polluting, more efficient, and more attractive projects for clients and investors

Ready, Down, Set

• Adopt BIM from the early design phase to analyze energy performance and select low-carbon materials

• Integrate LiDAR scans or Matterport virtual tours early in projects to reduce travel and site visits

• Highlight carbon savings and environmental impact data to decision-makers

• Focus on sustainable renovation, with BIM as a driver of circular building economies

Technical Focus

• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): BIM integrates carbon impact data per material across the entire building lifecycle, including demolition

• 100% Digital Operations: Matterport has also reduced its own emissions through optimized logistics, lower-impact Pro3 cameras, and fully recycled waste streams

• Integrated Energy Forecasting: BIM plug-ins compatible with LEED, BREEAM, and other certifications simplify sustainable compliance

  
  

By combining BIM, LiDAR modeling, and Matterport virtual tours, DeBOX delivers a powerful and practical response to the climate emergency. Your services provide:

• Sustainable and optimized design

• Reduced waste and transportation emissions

• Efficient renovation of existing building assets

  
  

You position yourself not only as a technical expert, but as a committed partner building a responsible and resilient future.