Constructing a Sustainable Future

Soil excavation is a revolutionary approach to sustainable construction. Find out how this method is transforming building practices.

How to transform Phoenix, one of the hottest cities in the USA, to make it resilient to rising temperatures and climate challenges?

This slideshow shows 6 examples of sustainable buildings from around the world: The Plus (Magnor), Harvard University Science and Engineering Comple

Faced with the depletion of certain natural resources and their limited exploitation, what changes must the building industry make to its supply chain?

Sarah El Battouty, Architect and Global Ambassador UNFCCC High Level Climate Champions.

Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer of City Developments Limited.

Find out in this article how, in view of the need for housing, we can make construction in the countries of the South as low-carbon as possible.

Find out in this infographic how global financial aid works to help emerging countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

More responsible water management is a challenge for the construction sector. In this article, discover the 5 best practices for an exemplary building site.

Performance énergétique, empreinte environnementale, qualité des matériaux... retrouvez les enjeux de cette normalisation sur l’échiquier international

Discover the latest innovations in construction, for a sustainable future and to reduce the environmental impact of new buildings

Construction professionals need to change the way they build to limit the environmental footprint of their activities. How can they do this? By expanding their range of solutions to include bio-based materials. But what exactly does the term

Xeriscaping is an approach to landscaping a yard that requires almost no watering, thanks to the right choice of plants and layout. This concept is gaining attention, particularly in urban planning, since water is becoming a rare resource that must be preserved. In this episode, we’ll discover what this unusual word really means.

Explore the actions of mayors and elected officials committed to making their cities sustainable on both environmental and social fronts.

In the construction sector, the limited use of secondary materials (diverted from the skip) shows that this is still far from obvious.

Sally Uren, Chief Executive of Forum for the Future, and Lena Hök, Executive Vice President of Skanska Group.

Find out how these establishments can adapt to the climate emergency while improving their operating costs and working conditions?

Dr. Ali Amiri, Regional Director – ESG, Sustainability and Specialist Engineering, Middle East & South Asia of EGIS.

Elizabeth Wangeci Chege, Board Secretary Member of the World Green Building Council and Energy Efficiency and Cooling Specialist at SEforALL.

Joe Biden has allocated $1.2 billion to build 2 carbon capture and deep-rock burial plants. Read this article for more explanations

Energy performance, environmental footprint, quality of materials... find out more about the challenges of this standardisation on the international stage.

Découvrez au travers de cette infographie, le fonctionne de l'aide financière mondiale pour aider les pays émergents à réduire leurs émissions de GES

La gestion plus responsable de l’eau représente un défi pour le secteur de la construction, découvrez dans cet article les 5 bons réflexes d’un chantier exemplaire

Explore how major cities worldwide combat land subsidence and flooding risks caused by rapid urbanization and rising sea levels.

The construction industry should aim for carbon neutrality by 2050. To reach that goal, we need to reduce what's called « embodied carbon emissions, » which are related to the manufacture, transportation and maintenance of a building and its materials. This episode goes more deeply into the meaning of embodied emissions and presents solutions allowing buildings to be more environmentally-friendly in terms of CO2.