Building in Material Cycles: Simple, Cheap, Fast, and Digital

Issue
04/2023 Materials, Surfaces
Author
Frank Kaltenbach
Source
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Catherine De Wolf is an assistant professor at ETH Zurich, where she heads the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA). She is a member of the steering committee of the Center for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Design ++) and co-founder of the Digital Circular Economy (DiCE) Lab and the arts and crafts initiative Anku.
© Nicole Davidson
It was long overdue that we stop defining sustainability solely in terms of the energy needed to operate a building. Most of the award-winning, energy-saving buildings require immense amounts of grey energy. So their life cycle balance for energy consumption usually isn't as golden as their medal for energy consumption. High energy standards often lead to the unnecessary demolition of...
Catherine De Wolf is an assistant professor at ETH Zurich, where she heads the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA). She is a member of the steering committee of the Center for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Design ++) and co-founder of the Digital Circular Economy (DiCE) Lab and the arts and crafts initiative Anku.
© Nicole Davidson