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Construction Materials from around the World - Dubai

FC-01x Future Cities (1st Run) - Task 1

Uploaded on 2015-05-18 by Lukelly

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14319377005344118.jpg In this example, wall cladding is imported to Dubai from America, the floor tiles from Saudi Arabia and Stainless steel from India. These are all used to build a supposed "Green Building" but due to the shipping and import factors, it becomes a very carbon intensive building.