Industry leaders with aspirations to reduce the operational and embodied carbon of our buildings are in no short supply – and a green spotlight for their vision is now lighting up. Advances in energy efficiency and progress on decarbonizing essential components like steel and concrete mean we stand at a critical juncture that will shape our built environment well into the 2030s. To see the effective action needed, we must engage manufacturers to innovate and governments to support the scaling up of low-carbon solutions. How do we ensure construction and building operations are both prioritized to reach the sustainable shift we need to see, bringing buildings to their lowest carbon emissions across lifecycles?