Compléter Environmental Impact of BuildingsVersion en ligne Fill in the Blanks game about how buildings affect the environment par Angela Parra 1 Buildings emissions construction carbon Climate resources responsible environment Buildings have a great impact on the . The construction and renovation of buildings uses precious natural . When in use , buildings are for a significant proportion of all our carbon dioxide emissions . The energy used in the and use of our homes and other buildings accounts for around half of the UK's total carbon dioxide emissions according to the Change Act 2008 . We have a legally binding target to reduce these by at least 80 percent by 2050 . Globally , it's a similar image . account for about 35% of resources , 40% of energy use , consume 12% of the world's drinking water and produce almost 40 percent of global dioxide emissions .