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NEW MEDIA GROUP 2 SUB GROUP 8 LECTURE’S NAME: KODWO ANSON BOATENG .   SCRIPT FOR DIGITAL STORY. CAPTION VIDEO Introduction Hello, welcome to Eco–Construct Awareness digital storytelling on the impact of building and construction on climate change. Today, we will explore how our choices in the construction industry can shape the future of our planet.  A vibrant city skyline with buildings. Scene 1 Did you know that the building and construction industry is responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions? Worldwide the construction industry generates about half of all carbon emissions and in the United States, about 40 percent. (Surety Bond Professionals, 2022). Building and construction require a vast amount of resources such as timber and land. Deforestation for construction materials leads to habitat destruction, and loss of diversit...

Sand Mining Is Underrated Yet Imposes Great Threat On Climate Change.

By: Diana Yaa Opokua The Ga West Municipal district road construction, thus,  John Teye to Amasaman Road, is an important infrastructure for great economic development, yet its construction process poses negative effects on the environment leading to climate change. Although there are numerous factors contributing to climate change through construction, sand mining is an underrated factor that causes a threat to climate change. Roads, houses, boreholes construction, and the like depend heavily on sand, especially for filling purposes, a mixture of concrete, among others.  The quality of mortar uses for such processes is dependent on it’s ability to bond and resist compression, and this also depends on sand.  Therefore, the quest to mine the sand, trees, and vegetative covers is destroyed. Research shows that sand is the most consumed raw material after water, and it is an essential ingredient to our everyday lives. Also, the global use of sand is 10 times higher than...