Topic of the Month (May 2023)
Each month a relevant topic and several sub-topics are covered in detail. For the Topic of the Month, content following a common thread is developed by BUILD UP Editorial Board in collaboration with the Board of Ambassadors and other relevant experts in the field. This includes producing articles, case studies, webinars and more, all in line with the specific topic selected. Relevant events are also identified and highlighted.
Topics of the Month are announced at the end of the previous month in our website and newsletter. Please write us if you wish to know more about our upcoming topics of the month.
In BUILD UP we want that everyone feels involved. That is what the Topic of the Month is for, so all the community can contribute with articles, events and much more under the same topic. This month, the ToM is "Building's Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)”.
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The paper highlights the potential and limitations of digital methods concerning regenerative design and suggests possibilities for future expansion by incorporating additional quantifiable indicators that reflect research developments, to achieve positive outcomes.
Publication
The research from architectural & engineering Open Project aims to contribute to the definition of a benchmark for the CO2 emissions at construction stages for “hospitality” buildings, taking into account four hotel or student dormitory buildings (three of which are completed and occupied, the fourth one still to be built), located in Bologna, Italy.
Technical Article
EXPERT TALKS series is an initiative from the BUILD UP portal. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts from all around Europe and covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings from different perspectives share their views, experience and expertise with BUILD UP audience. The interviews address relevant topics linked to the Topic of the Month.
Audio-visual resources
Have your say on a new roadmap to reduce the whole life carbon of buildings. Deadline 15 September.
News
Why do we need the circular economy for a deep decarbonisation of the industry? What are the legislative actions needed at EU level and how could they be implemented?
Publication
The WorldGBC has published a report explaining the circular economy principles in the built environment and proposing several strategies to implement circular design, construction and operation.
Publication
The HOUSEFUL project proposes an innovative paradigm shift towards a circular economy for housing through an innovative methodology, to assess the degree of circularity in building renovations projects. Building Circularity Methodology (BCM) assesses circularity according to six Circular Economy (CE) pillars: energy, water, materials; and environmental, social, and economic impacts.
Technical Article
The Mehr.WERT.Pavillon has been built using recycled materials and it is an example of a sustainable and resilient building.
Case study
Is Europe on track to reach the ambitious circularity targets? The rate of materials coming from recycled waste is still too low to reach the EU´s circular economy action plan. How to accelerate it?
Publication