Favorable prospects for green recovery and sustainable development in Ukraine: cases and directions of research

Abstract

In 2015, UN member states announced their commitment to accelerate the implementation of measures necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the national level, these goals must be achieved by 2030. Ukraine was also one of those countries that introduced approaches to the participation and integration of the SDGs into national policy. There are 17 SDGs in total. The basic principles of green construction contribute to the achievement of 9 of the SDGs. Considering the significant destruction caused by the war in Ukraine, as well as taking into account a significant number of buildings and structures that did not meet the requirements of any modern standards of energy-efficient and ecological construction even before the start of hostilities, our cities, both now and after the end of the war, can to become an attractive platform for foreign investment for the widespread adoption of green building technology and sustainable development, with a special emphasis on meeting high standards of inclusivity, safety and accessibility. This is what opens wide and favorable prospects for Green Recovery and Sustainable Development in Ukraine. At the same time, at all stages of Green Recovery, domestic design engineers and builders must adhere to the "Build Back Better" approach, as well as intensively implement the latest technologies of design, recovery, reconstruction, repair, restoration and new construction using advanced and already proven results of scientific research in construction and architecture. In addition, experts in the construction industry should maintain close contact with colleagues and scientists from other countries of the world to adopt the best practices and experience of recovery of buildings and structures, as well as to implement a sustainable circular economy of construction based on a comprehensive assessment of the life cycle of architectural objects and structures.