3rd CLIMACT Seminar Series - Episode #3

­The construction sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, waste generation, and ecosystem destruction in the world. A currently underutilized strategy to mitigate these impacts is to reuse obsolete construction components in new projects. This presentation will explore how this new circular approach has gained momentum in recent years, how component reuse poses new challenges for designers, and how current research aims to massify its application and the environmental gains it can offer. The discussion will focus on the reuse of cuttings from reinforced concrete buildings, and on the optimal reuse of load-bearing components in buildings and its life cycle assessment.

Face aux enjeux climatiques, l’industrie du ciment Suisse a développé une feuille de route. Au travers d’exemples concrets, Ciments Vigier démontre qu’il est possible d’atteindre les buts ambitieux fixés d’ici 2050 (neutralité carbone). L’industrie a cependant besoin d’un cadre politique clair et de partenariat renforcé avec d’autres industries.