
Evaluating sustainable building materials through Life-Cycle Assessment: from PET recycling to advanced technologies
Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) reveals the environmental benefits and challenges of various sustainable building materials, from recycled PET to cross-laminated timber, while highlighting the potential of advanced technologies for improving sustainability assessments.
Luca Papapietro

Les Matérialistes: envisioning a circular economy in 2050
Les Matérialistes envisions the 2050 circular economy in construction through a short film blending documentary, sci-fi, and participatory design, to inspire a reimagining of material value and waste repurposing.
Luca Papapietro

Building greener: sustainable solution and challenges in construction
The construction sector's significant environmental impact is being mitigated through sustainable practices, renewable materials, and green technologies, despite ongoing challenges like financial constraints and regulatory support.
Luca Papapietro

How can you contribute in shaping the future of housing?
Building better homes is a mission that involves everyone, from individuals to governments, from builders to architects.
Luca Papapietro

Stefano Boeri’s sustainable ‘Urban Oasis’ in Bratislava
Stefano Boeri Architetti’s 'Urban Oasis' in Bratislava will transform a neglected industrial area into a sustainable community hub centred around a large public park and eco-friendly buildings.
Luca Papapietro

US Department of Energy's new national definition of zero emission buildings
The US Department of Energy's new national definition aims to establish clear criteria for zero emissions buildings, enhancing clarity and confidence in real estate sustainability efforts.
Luca Papapietro

Glass: exploring merits and challenges of a popular material
Glass, integral to modern architecture, faces sustainability challenges due to high energy consumption in production, mitigated by innovations like Low-e coatings and recycling efforts.
Luca Papapietro

Exploiting the height of skyscrapers to generate electricity
Energy Vault and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) are developing gravity energy storage systems for urban high-rises that generate electricity.
Luca Papapietro

Energy communities: Burgas residents invited to invest in municipal solar plant
Residents of Burgas can invest in a municipal solar plant for a 30% return over ten years, as part of a citizen energy community.
Luca Papapietro

Renovating strategies from Energiesprong
Energiesprong's latest initiatives to make buildings more efficient
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