25 Sustainable and Inspiring Projects Highlighted in 2025

We selected 25 of these projects, across 20 countries, which showcase major advances in comfort, ...

“The energy transition also requires the development of a skilledworkforce.”

With over 25 years’ experience in energy efficiency and renewable solutions, FotouhAbdul Aziz ...

When packaging becomes a lever for innovation and sustainability

Worldwide, packaging generates 22.7 billion tonnes of CO₂ per year. (1) The construction sector ...

How does chemistry give superpowers to infrastructure?

Infrastructure is the nervous system of our regions, and as such its smooth operation is vital to ...

Avoid waste! Yes, but how?

1. Reduce pressure on resources from the design stage Building in a way that conserves ...

Water stress: a systemic approach is essential

At the OECD, Tadashi Matsumoto has been working for several years on territorial policies for ...

“Figure Out” Videos Episode 3: adaptation? Resilience? When our buildings learn to live with the climate.

This new episode of Figure Out shows how architecture, materials and technical innovations are ...

Do You Speak Circular?

Upcycling Refers to a process of transforming waste or by-products into new products or objects of ...

Anatomy of resilience

“Figure Out” Videos Episode 2: Renovation in Sustainable Construction

Too cold in winter, too hot in summer?You might be living in one of the 97% of European buildings ...

AI and heritage renovation: when technology gives voice to the stones

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are pushing back the frontiers of heritage conservation ...

Hospitals: how to renovate without disruption to healthcare?

With a climate footprint accounting for 4.4% of CO₂ emissions worldwide, the hospital sector ...

Quality of life and the environment : the same battle

Comfort in a building is based on four main factors: air quality, natural light, acoustics, and ...

“FIGURE OUT” VIDEO SERIES EPISODE 4: COMFORT

An ideal building provides clean air, comfortable temperatures, controlled acoustics, and abundant ...

Storms, floods, heatwaves, fires… Building façades are innovating to rise to the challenge

As climate change increases in intensity, the façade is becoming a key element in building ...

Adaptation and Resilience: be proactive

In recent years, two new concepts have emerged, providing both food for thought and a basis for ...

The 5 winners of the 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™

For its 19th edition, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ , created by Prof. Dr. Jana ...

Smart city: futile concept or keystone of the energy transition?

Bird Street in central London has a rather low-key atmosphere compared to Oxford Street, its ...

Architecture Student Contest 2025: Reinventing a rural area in a sustainable way

Once again this year, the 2025 edition of the Architecture Student Contest called on architecture ...

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW : How can we rebuild in areas hit by urbicide?

Faced with the destruction of cities and infrastructure in the Middle East, what are the first ...

2026 Sustainable Construction Barometer: Industry Trends Revealed

KEY TAKEAWAY 1 Sustainable construction: now an established concept, but unevenly adopted ...

Quality of Life: When Demographic Realities Come Into Play

More than half of the world’s population already lives in urban areas, and by 2050 this will be the ...

Green value in Europe: energy performance is a game-changer for the real-estate sector

In just a few years, under the combined effect of sustained energy price increases, stricter ...

“Brazil ranks among the top five countries for LEED certification worldwide.”

Brazil ranks among the top five countries for LEED certification worldwide. What does that say ...