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CommentTAKING A NEW VIEW IN 2020As a new decade begins, we must take the chance to make construction fit for the future bytackling some of the sector’s biggest issues says Newview’s director Michele Wietscher.To call the last few years ‘eventful’ would bethe understatement of the century. They’vebeen shocking, exciting, troubling – andalways challenging.Back in 2010, I don’t think many of us seriouslyimagined that Donald Trump would be leader ofthe free world, Britain would vote to leave theEU, and schoolchildren would be striking aboutclimate change by the end of the decade.And it would be naïve to think the 2020s will beany more predictable.But if there’s one thing we can be sure of, it’s thatthe 2020s will bring challenge and disruption andsince we can’t avoid it, we might as well harnessit to help make construction fit for the future.“We still face hugechallenges – and Ithink the 2020s willbe the make-or-breakdecade”Overcoming climate crisisOur sector is one of the more innovative, forwardthinkingand socially-conscious in the UK. But westill face huge challenges – and in many ways,I think the 2020s will be the make-or-breakdecade when it comes to tackling them.It goes without saying that climate change is themost important – we’ve already seen its destructivepotential with Australia’s devastating bushfires.To prevent the most severe environmentaldamage, the International Panel on ClimateChange concludes we need to limit any furtherrises in global temperatures to 1.5ºC. And that’san enormous task. To achieve it, world CO2emissions will have to drop by 45% in the next10 years – 7.6% every year according to the UN– and then continue to decline until we reach ‘netzero’ by 2050.If that’s possible, it’s obviously going to takea massive, co-ordinated effort involving everygovernment on earth. The contribution we canmake as individual businesses, and even as wholesectors of the economy, is limited.But we can still make a significant difference. Infact, we’re better placed than many industriesto have a positive impact, because we can takeaction on two fronts.We can reduce our own – often significant – carbonfootprints as companies. And through the projectswe work on, we can help make Britain’s buildingsmore sustainable than ever before – a vital task,given that the built environment accounts for25-40% of total energy use, 30% of raw materialuse, and 30-40% of total carbon emissions.Tackling the skills shortageThe 2020s are also likely to be the decade theskills shortage really starts to bite. One in five UKconstruction workers are 55 or older – meaningthat, by the end of the decade, 20% of ourworkforce will have hit retirement age.Again, that’s a huge challenge to overcome.But it’s also an opportunity – to innovate, thinksmart, and come up with fresh ways of tacklingfamiliar problems.Very simply, we haven’t got enough people tokeep working the way we have been. We can’tmagic an entire new generation of constructionworkers out of nowhere – and following ourdeparture from the EU, it’s likely to get harder tosource experienced employees from overseas.Training and education are certainly an importantpart of the solution. We need to support andMichele Wietscher.encourage more young people to consider careersin construction – and work with schools, collegesand training providers to smooth their transitioninto our industry.But that’s a long-term strategy. It’ll help ensurewe have enough talented new recruits in 10, or20 years’ time.In the short to medium-term, however, it’s likelywe’ll have to fully embrace the potential ofautomation, and commit to developing leaner,more efficient ways of achieving the same orbetter results with less personnel.Ready for anything2020 will be Newview’s sixteenth year inbusiness. We survived the financial crisis tobecome one of the UK’s most respected andforward-thinking commercial glazing companies.And with decades of expertise under our belts,we’re ready to handle whatever the next 10 yearsthrow at us.Contact Newview01903 244 449www.newview-homes.co.uk@newviewUK66 T F FEB/MAR 2020 CONNECTING THE WINDOW, DOOR & ROOF FABRICATION SUPPLY CHAIN
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