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30/04/2025
S… for Secondary Raw Materials [Rerun]
The construction industry consumes an enormous amount of raw materials and the extraction and use of these resources represent a heavy burden in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. What about the development of secondary raw materials?
Decarbonization
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4 min
02/04/2025
Building lighter, an approach that has become indispensable
Unlike traditional construction, which relies on heavy materials such as concrete or brick, light construction favors lighter load-bearing ...
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Analysis
5 min
19/03/2025
Integrated solutions to combine performance and sustainability
The equation for players in the building sector involves four variables that now need to be addressed simultaneously. On the one hand, ...
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4 min
13/03/2025
“Sustainability is a lever to improve economic performance and make the hotel more appealing to guests.”
Accor is one of the world’s leading hotel groups. What are the pillars of its sustainability strategy? Our strategy is based on three ...
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Decarbonization
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The many faces of innovation in construction
From the most disruptive start-ups to the longest-established groups, all players in the ...
6 min
Spotlight
Building lighter, an approach that has become indispensable
Unlike traditional construction, which relies on heavy materials such as concrete or brick, light ...
4 min
Analysis
Integrated solutions to combine performance and sustainability
The equation for players in the building sector involves four variables that now need to be ...
5 min
Viewpoint
“Sustainability is a lever to improve economic performance and make the hotel more appealing to guests.”
Accor is one of the world’s leading hotel groups. What are the pillars of its sustainability ...
4 min
Circularity
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6 min
30/10/2024
The building of the future will be a materials bank, designed so that everything is ready to be reused
Thomas Rau is an architect renowned for his broad contribution to the development of sustainable architecture and for raising awareness of ...
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Spotlight
3 min
25/09/2024
Sustainable building sites, 11 best practices
Integrating sustainability into a building project is no easy matter! From project analysis to choosing the suppliers, from the buildings’ ...
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Inspiration
11 min
10/06/2024
Reversible and modular constructions: are they models of circularity?
In Europe, the regulatory environment, combined with the accelerating impacts of global warming, is encouraging an increasing number of ...
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Circularity
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“Innovations that promote the reuse of materials are the most likely to revolutionize the construction sector.”
Why is the adoption of a culture of innovation essential, particularly in the construction sector? ...
8 min
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The building of the future will be a materials bank, designed so that everything is ready to be reused
Thomas Rau is an architect renowned for his broad contribution to the development of sustainable ...
6 min
Spotlight
Sustainable building sites, 11 best practices
Integrating sustainability into a building project is no easy matter! From project analysis to ...
3 min
Inspiration
Reversible and modular constructions: are they models of circularity?
In Europe, the regulatory environment, combined with the accelerating impacts of global warming, is ...
11 min
Interviews
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14 min
30/04/2025
“DO WE NEED TO REINVENT EVERYTHING TO BUILD SUSTAINABLY?”
Roland Pearson, Vice president and Executive director of the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter, and Carolina Montano Owen, Technical Lead Sustainable Buildings at ...
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1 min
24/03/2025
Energy Challenge: Experts' Visions
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Renovation
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5 min
13/02/2025
“The European Union already has a leadership role in sustainable construction“
To empower the evolving sustainable construction sector, it will first be necessary to inform all actors in the value chain of the ...
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4 min
16/01/2025
“Rapid transition in the space of a few decades is possible.”
The Building Renovation Unit in Copenhagen (Denmark) supports renovation of the city’s existing building stock. At the head of this unit, ...
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5 min
17/10/2024
“The construction sector has an essential role to play in integrating renewable energies.”
Hannah Audino leads the Energy Transition Commission’s work on building decarbonization and low-carbon finance. Prior to this, she was an ...
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Renovation
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“Change will require a systemic approach to modify policies and markets in a synchronized way.”
David Glew and his team in the UK conduct research projects on building performance assessment at ...
5 min
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“The European Union already has a leadership role in sustainable construction“
To empower the evolving sustainable construction sector, it will first be necessary to inform all ...
5 min
Viewpoint
“Rapid transition in the space of a few decades is possible.”
The Building Renovation Unit in Copenhagen (Denmark) supports renovation of the city’s existing ...
4 min
Viewpoint
“The construction sector has an essential role to play in integrating renewable energies.”
Hannah Audino leads the Energy Transition Commission’s work on building decarbonization and ...
5 min
Quality of living
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4 min
19/02/2025
Sustainable innovation in Milan: 3 flagship projects
Focus on Milan, a dense metropolis confronted, like many others, with problems such as heat islands, scarce and expensive land, air ...
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Spotlight
5 min
22/01/2025
5 Ways to Immediately Increase Cities’ Resilience Capacity
Why is resilience a vital issue for cities? Resilience is the ability of cities to survive, adapt and thrive in the face of shocks and ...
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9 min
02/01/2025
India: the challenges of an environmental AND social transition
A leading figure in sustainable construction, Mili Majumdar is an architect and civil engineer and a graduate of Jadavpur University in ...
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Quality of living
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“Sustainability and social responsibility must go hand in hand.”
Can the construction sector combine sustainability with social responsibility? The answer is not ...
9 min
Viewpoint
Sustainable innovation in Milan: 3 flagship projects
Focus on Milan, a dense metropolis confronted, like many others, with problems such as heat ...
4 min
Spotlight
5 Ways to Immediately Increase Cities’ Resilience Capacity
Why is resilience a vital issue for cities? Resilience is the ability of cities to survive, adapt ...
5 min
Viewpoint
India: the challenges of an environmental AND social transition
A leading figure in sustainable construction, Mili Majumdar is an architect and civil engineer and ...
9 min
Videos
The key challenges and opportunities for sustainable resource use
The key challenges and opportunities for sustainable resource use
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The role of sustainable construction in improving energy efficiency
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The impact of sustainable construction on equity and inclusion
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The key challenges around the health and wellbeing agenda in the built environment
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“The one thing that will salvage architecture is the reconnection with people”
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“We can provide our customers with sustainable, low-cost solutions”
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“Without a healthy planet, there can be no healthy economy”
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“Sustainable construction can certainly contribute to industrialization and growth in Africa”.
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« Even the definition of green buildings is different from country to country. »
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« Someone needs to drive demand for resilient housing. »
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“If we want to succeed, we need to have a very cooperative vision”
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“The challenge: massifying energy renovation”
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“There is an investment demand of around €270 billion per year”
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The impact of embodied carbon across a building’s lifecycle
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Urbanization
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8 min
02/10/2024
Is the architectural profession facing a revolution in its practices? The views of three experts.
For the 2024 edition of the Architecture Student Contest, an international jury was responsible for selecting the winners from over a ...
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6 min
18/09/2024
Architects’ perspectives: “It is crucial to educate professionals and students about the challenges of sustainable construction.”
Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Tongji University (China), Prof. Feng Deng specializes in green, passive energy ...
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7 min
04/09/2024
“AI can be an incredibly powerful tool.”
Ann Thompson is Executive Vice President of Architecture and Design at Related Midwest, the largest privately held real estate company in ...
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Urbanization
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“One of the biggest challenges is aligning short-term financial incentives with long-term resilience goals.”
Lauren Sorkin is an expert in sustainability and urban resilience. As the Co-founder and Executive ...
7 min
Viewpoint
Is the architectural profession facing a revolution in its practices? The views of three experts.
For the 2024 edition of the Architecture Student Contest, an international jury was responsible for ...
8 min
Viewpoint
Architects’ perspectives: “It is crucial to educate professionals and students about the challenges of sustainable construction.”
Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Tongji University (China), Prof. Feng Deng ...
6 min
Viewpoint
“AI can be an incredibly powerful tool.”
Ann Thompson is Executive Vice President of Architecture and Design at Related Midwest, the largest ...
7 min
Politics and economics
Spotlight
7 min
25/04/2025
2025 Sustainable construction barometer Industry trends revealed
KEY LEARNING 1 Sustainable construction: greater awareness, a shared sense of urgency, and strong public support There is a strong feeling ...
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Viewpoint
5 min
16/04/2025
“Environmental issues must also be tackled from a social perspective.”
Faced with the dual challenge of providing affordable housing while mitigating the environmental impact, Daniela Vilar, Minister of the ...
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Spotlight
5 min
12/03/2025
Measuring to make better decisions: the great data journey
To make more sustainable construction or renovation choices, professionals can turn to databases listing the environmental impacts of ...
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Politics and economics
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“ Do we need to reinvent everything to build sustainably ? ”
Roland Pearson, Vice president and Executive director of the Terwilliger Center for Innovation in ...
14 min
Spotlight
2025 Sustainable construction barometer Industry trends revealed
KEY LEARNING 1 Sustainable construction: greater awareness, a shared sense of urgency, and strong ...
7 min
Viewpoint
“Environmental issues must also be tackled from a social perspective.”
Faced with the dual challenge of providing affordable housing while mitigating the environmental ...
5 min
Spotlight
Measuring to make better decisions: the great data journey
To make more sustainable construction or renovation choices, professionals can turn to databases ...
5 min