With a carbon emission rate of 36% of the global total, construction is today the Achilles heel of decarbonisation. Although the sector has always been energy-intensive and with a high consumption of materials, it is now facing a revolution in the direction of sustainability and circularity. From the New European Bauhaus to the materials passport, MR38 searches for innovations, ideas and solutions for a new way of building.
Circular Building. Four Studies Guiding Transition Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Energy and Carbon Dioxide Embodied in Construction Materials Francesco Asdrubali, Gianluca Grazieschi, Marta Roncone, Francesca Thiebat, Corrado Carbonaro
Home Sweet Home: Ever More Sustainable and Innovative Mario Bonaccorso
Vivi Meglio, Enel X’s Proposal for Sustainable Construction Sergio Ferraris. Interview with Valeria Sbrescia
Rockwool: Circular and Fireproof Insulation Simone Fant
Built by Nature: Accelerating Europe’s Timber Building Transformation Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Recovering Returned Concrete Pietro Mezzi
STARTUP by Antonella Ilaria Totaro ECOncrete, the Eco-Friendly Concrete Made for Marine Environments Modular, Recycled, and Reusable Construction Products with QuickBlock Furniture as a Service with Feather Topolytics: Waste Tracking and Analytics Through WasteMap
CIRCULAR BY LAW
Construction at the Service of Climate Neutrality Francesco Petrucci