Global network for eco-friendly buildings Buildings are the key
to protecting the climate. They are responsible for about 40
percent of global energy consumption and more than a third of
the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. That means there is a lot
of potential for reducing them... Just the thing for Bayer
MaterialScience: the company has inaugurated a global
interdisciplinary parnter network to unite all facets of eco-
friendly building. The first Eco Commercial Building in Europe:
the Bayer company kindergarden in Monheim, Germany. There is no
doubt that ‘eco-buildings’ are not a passing fad. Architects who
create pioneering buildings, project developers who manage
construction projects, investors and, last but not least, house
owners all have one thing in common: they want innovative
building solutions and services which improve the energy
efficiency and environmental impact of their buildings. There
are lots of products that already exist. What matters is to
combine them – for example to take cooling ins