Green Thinking Review
Edition 72
The Future of Sustainable Building
Trends to Watch in 2025
A forward look at net-positive buildings, circular construction, bio-based materials, artificial intelligence, living systems and other trends shaping sustainable design in 2025.
Original cover · lighter PDF availableWhy this edition matters
A question with consequences.
Climate change, rapid urbanisation and resource pressure require more than familiar efficiency measures. Understanding emerging technologies and tested circular strategies helps practitioners decide what is useful, adaptable and responsible in their own contexts.
Inside GTR 72
A complete conversation, in one focused edition.
Trends and innovations shaping sustainable design in 2025
Emerging technologies in green building
Circular economy lessons from Brummen Town Hall
Pioneering ideas for the future of sustainable building
Cover story
Building the Future: Trends and Innovations Shaping Sustainable Design
Building the future means moving from less harm to positive impact.
Ideas become useful when they meet a real place, a real challenge and the people shaping what comes next.
GTR reflection · Shareable thought
“Future-ready buildings do more than reduce harm: they restore resources, generate value and adapt with intelligence.”— Green Thinking Review, Edition 72
How to cite
Reference this edition.
Green Thinking Review. “The Future of Sustainable Building: Trends to Watch in 2025.” GTR 72, 19 January 2025. https://www.greenthinking.sheltagroup.com/issues/sustainable-building-trends-2025
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