A group of students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) is using digital technology to recycle building materials. For their research, they visit construction sites, dismantle buildings and analyse the existing materials to develop new construction processes for external

The material catalog "Building materials for cities in a changing climate" is now available in an expanded new edition. It shows how the right choice of materials can specifically influence heat stress, urban climate and quality of stay in densely built-up areas and provides planners with a

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are planning to capture excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in building materials such as concrete. The team wants to reduce the excess CO2 in this

The "Mining the Atmosphere" research initiative shows that excess CO₂ from the atmosphere can be permanently stored in building materials such as concrete. With a storage capacity of up to ten billion tonnes of carbon per year, this approach could help to reduce CO₂ levels to a climate-friendly

The construction industry is on the brink of a revolution. In future, buildings could not only be CO2-neutral, but even CO2-negative. The Empa initiative "Mining the Atmosphere" is pursuing precisely this goal. The NEST unit "Beyond Zero" is testing innovative materials that can permanently bind

The Future Perfect association, together with various professional associations and an educational publisher, is launching a project to integrate circular building into vocational training. The goal is to teach skills for the reuse and recycling of building

In view of the increasing environmental impact of construction activities, the issue of grey energy - the energy that is hidden in the production and disposal of building materials - is increasingly becoming the focus of the construction and real estate industry. The industry faces the challenge of

The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) wants to recycle plastic slats used in the construction industry. A corresponding research project has already found a

With the construction of toilet facilities at a school in Sri Lanka, the Laboratory of Construction and Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) is demonstrating how the industrial restructuring of construction in the country can succeed. The prototype is based on

The Department of Construction wants to orient the guidelines for handling construction waste even more strongly towards the circular economy. If as much construction waste as possible is reprocessed into building materials, this conserves natural resources as well as the scarce landfill capacities

Ein Materialkatalog zeigt auf, mit welchen Baumaterialien sich die Umwelt weniger erwärmt. Er wurde im Auftrag des Bundesamts für Wohnungswesen von der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz erstellt und soll Planenden als Orientierung dienen.

Der Holzbau boomt. Aber, weil der Nachschub aus dem Ausland im letzten Jahr bei vielen Baumaterialien stockte, wurden wichtige Holzprodukte rar und die Preise stiegen. Inzwischen zeichnet sich eine nachhaltige Beruhigung ab: Die Verfügbarkeit und die Preise von Holz haben sich in den letzten

Früher kauften hier Menschen Baumaterialien ein. Heute steht auf dem Areal in Arbon direkt am Bodensee die Wohnüberbauung Breeze mit 63 Wohnungen in zwei Häusern. Nächstes Jahr sollen die exklusiven Wohnungen bezugsbereit

Mehr Recycling geht nicht: Der Kopfbau des Gebäudes 118 auf dem Lagerplatz in Winterthur wird ausschliesslich aus wiederverwendeten Baumaterialen errichtet.