Green Street News, formerly React News, published an expert article by Ronny Kazyska on the sustainability of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers. The article was published on 26 September 2022 under the title “Why high-rises make for greener cities”.
The article focuses on why vertical densification can contribute to sustainable urban development in the long term, despite higher energy requirements. It addresses urbanisation, energy consumption, embodied energy, technical useful life, land efficiency, mobility, and mixed-use high-rise buildings.
Kazyska classifies skyscrapers as a property type that can reduce land consumption, use infrastructure more efficiently, and preserve inner-city green space when planned appropriately. The article describes the mixed-use skyscraper as a vertical city and as a potential contribution to the sustainable development of growing metropolitan areas.
