Sustainability trends drive change in housing industry

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Andre Veneman of AkzoNobel says increasing urbanisation offers huge challenges - and opportunities - for businesses

Meeting the twin global challenges of more people and dwindling resources are the key issues facing house-builders today. But with over nine billion people estimated to be on our increasingly resource-scarce...

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