Grimshaw's "completely OTT" Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai caused "significant unnecessary emissions"

A sustainable construction consultant has attacked Grimshaw Architects' Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai for having an embodied carbon footprint of almost 18 tonnes – a figure that is double the recommended level for a building of its size.
Simon Sturgis, a consultant who advises on low-carbon construction, described the building's carbon footprint as "very high" and said its design is "completely OTT".
Above and top: Grimshaw's pavilion sits in the Sustainability District of Exp