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Climate
Articles
25/09/2023
The city of tomorrow will be “blue-green”
“Deteriorating climate conditions have likely been the best ambassador for so-called ecosystem solutions, based on the benefits humans derive from ...
3 min
Spotlight
podcasts
13/09/2023
Constructing New Wor(l)ds
Cogeneration, Anthropocene, Xeriscaping, Embedded Carbon, eco-materials... The evolution of our vocabulary - with the invention of new words - ...
6 min
Advocates
interviews
13/09/2023
“Climate Week 2023: We Can. We Will.”
For its 15th edition, Climate Week NYC – one of the key events on the international agenda – is focusing on collective action and the determination ...
6 min
Climate
Articles
13/09/2023
Climate Change: six startups revolutionizing the construction Industry
Ecological transition is a powerful driver of innovation. Six ConTech (for Construction Technology) startups stand out for their ingenious solutions ...
5 min
Advocates
interviews
07/09/2023
“The Big Climate Change Question Is the Habitability of the Earth”
Will “Homo industrialis” be the last human species on Earth? No: according to political scientist and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on ...
5 min
Spotlight
Articles
05/09/2023
Operational or embodied : the two sides of carbon
The decarbonization of the construction sector is accelerating in pace. Hitherto concentrated on “operational” carbon emissions, associated with the ...
3 min
Climate
Articles
30/08/2023
How can cities be made more resilient ?
In its Synthesis Report* published in March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presents a reminder of the different ongoing ...
4 min
Advocates
interviews
07/08/2023
“Glocal Is the Key to the Sustainable City of Tomorrow”
Ilari Aho, Vice-President at European Network of Construction Companies for Research & Development (ENCORD), and Oliver Rapf, Executive Director of ...
7 min
Society
Articles
04/08/2023
Four European Cities at the Cutting Edge of the Ecological Transition
Valencia (Spain), European Green Capital 2024, has prioritized natural solutions and biodiversity, particularly along the coastline, to accelerate ...
7 min
Society
podcasts
03/08/2023
Thinking about the thermal renovation in the Czech Republic
Given its stock of large prefabricated residential blocks – paneláks – among the most dilapidated in the European Union, the Czech Republic is ...
3 min
Advocates
interviews
02/08/2023
Benedetta Tagliabue : “Outside space is also home”
“The aim is to encourage a kind of appropriation in order to feel good where we live. And if we feel good, we behave well. It’s the basis of our ...
8 min
Projects
Articles
01/08/2023
House of Music in Budapest, Life-Size Sustainable Construction
Inaugurated in 2022 in Budapest, Hungary, the House of Music is an ambitious urban renewal project that gives a new face to the Hungarian capital. ...
1 min
Advocates
videos
19/07/2023
“If we want to succeed, we need to have a very cooperative vision”
Marjolaine Meynier-Millefert, Member of Parliament for Isère, was present on July 4th at the first edition of Sustainable Construction Talks ...
2 min
Advocates
videos
19/07/2023
Andreas Rudinger : “The challenge: massifying energy renovation”
Andreas Rüdinger, Coordinator, Energy Transition France IDDRI, was present on July 4th at the first edition of Sustainable Construction Talks ...
2 min
Spotlight
Articles
18/07/2023
Focus on sustainable construction terms
To implement the principles of responsible construction, new trends are gradually coming to the fore. Architecture practices are clearly changing ...
6 min
Advocates
interviews
17/07/2023
Isabelle Spiegel : “Our primary goal : being useful.”
Isabelle Spiegel, Global Head of Environment at Vinci
6 min
Projects
interviews
07/07/2023
“We don’t pull down unless it’s absolutely necessary”
Jaspers-Eyers is one of the main European architecture firms to have been prioritizing sustainability in the design and implementation of its ...
5 min
Climate
data
07/07/2023
Investing in renovation is crucial to tackle future energy crises
Governments across Europe are allocating huge funding to shield families from the current energy crisis. If they want to protect them for the future, ...
1 min
Society
Articles
06/07/2023
Health and well-being: a challenge for sustainable construction
Building sustainably means taking care of people’s living environment. Their planet, of course, but also — in the true sense of the word — their ...
5 min
Advocates
videos
05/07/2023
“There is a demand for investments of around 270 billion euros per year”
Tatiana Bosteels, Senior Economist at the European Investment Bank (EIB) was present on July 4th at the first edition of Sustainable Construction ...
2 min
Advocates
interviews
05/07/2023
Renovation and the necessary mobilization of public authorities
Peter Sweatman, C.E.O. of Climate Strategy & Partners.
3 min
Society
podcasts
04/07/2023
Building sustainable highrise-towers in Thailand
While a large part of the population lives in highrise-buildings in Thailand, the construction sector is currently looking for solutions to build ...
3 min
Spotlight
videos
12/06/2023
The impact of embodied carbon across a building’s lifecycle
In the lifecycle of a new building, what are the most carbon-intensive elements and phases?
2 min
Advocates
interviews
02/06/2023
The model of Vancouver, one of the greenest cities in the world, is replicable.
George Benson, Senior Manager, Economic Transformation at Vancouver Economic Commission
5 min
Projects
Articles
30/05/2023
Before and after: 4 examples of exceptional renovations
Before and after: 4 examples of exceptional renovations
5 min
Climate
Articles
30/05/2023
Energy-efficiency best practices
In its sixth climate report1, the IPCC has for the first time devoted a section to strategies for mitigating energy demand, including improving ...
6 min
Advocates
interviews
30/05/2023
“The smart city is becoming invisible”
Antoine Picon, Director of Research at École des Ponts ParisTech engineering school and professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design
3 min
Climate
Articles
26/05/2023
What’s the purpose of energy renovation?
The energy renovation of buildings is THE 21st-century undertaking that will make it possible to reach carbon neutrality. A key issue at stake in the ...
4 min
Society
podcasts
24/05/2023
Renovating rather than rebuilding in Singapore
Singapore city-state is in the process of renewing a large part of its housing stock and the sector is trying to find how to articulate those ...
4 min
Spotlight
Articles
23/05/2023
No, a sustainable building isn’t more expensive! And other misconceptions…
1 – Sustainable construction’s sole aim is to move toward low- or zero-carbon buildings => FALSE There is now a broad consensus on the benefits of ...
5 min
Spotlight
Articles
22/05/2023
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 bustling neighbor. But if you go down it, simply by ...
8 min
Advocates
interviews
20/05/2023
Timber construction goes low carbon
Lars Völkel, Executive Vice President of the Wood Products division of Stora Enso
5 min
Society
Articles
19/05/2023
The true definition of sustainability (where it’s not all about ecology)
Sustainability has become the key condition in any environmental, economic, or social approach.
5 min
Spotlight
data
19/05/2023
The energy performance of buildings in the European Union
DPE Diagnoses scrutinized according to their classification, ranging from A (best energy performance) to G (worst), category D being considered as ...
1 min
Climate
data
19/05/2023
From sourcing to waste, a sustainable project pathway
Integrating sustainability into a building project is no easy matter! From project analysis to choosing the suppliers, from the buildings’ structure ...
3 min
Advocates
interviews
16/05/2023
Transport, waste and energy: the trifecta of decarbonization
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat.
8 min