The construction industry must rise to the challenge of reducing its ecological footprint and developing and implementing resource-saving construction methods. Steel structures offer potential here on many levels. Almost all steel generated during the deconstruction of buildings is recycled (88%) or reused (11%). The event "Ecological, Circular Steel" is dedicated to the entire range of topics with various expert presentations [...].

Conférence Réemploi des matériaux - Etat des lieux et perspectives Contexte : Face à la crise climatique, le réemploi des matériaux se présente comme une solu- tion de choix pour développer une économie circulaire de la construction. Cepen- dant cette pratique se heurte à de nombreux écueils : coûts importants, déconstruc- tion complexe, lieux de [...]

Currently, many post-war housing estates are giving way to replacement buildings. As a result, affordable housing and urban diversity are being lost, and at the same time, new replacement buildings are generating large amounts of gray energy. Using the example of Bergacker, a 1950s housing estate in Zurich-Affoltern, we ask the question: What would be the alternative? The Tenants' Association of Zurich, the baubüro in situ, the association [...]

Focus topic: Circular economy in practice At the fifth Swiss Construction Forum, everything revolves around the circular economy. In addition to an overview of the topic, concrete and realized implementations will be shown. Talking about it is one thing, doing it is another. The event is aimed at real estate professionals as well as architects, planners and others interested in sustainable construction and operation [...]

The current way of doing things in the construction and real estate industry is not sustainable. Get inspired by circular use cases and develop solutions for your company that contribute to financial, social and environmental sustainability. Why should you be part of the Masterclass? To get inspirations from home and abroad and to get first ideas for [...]

The conference encourages us to engage with the theme of building in existing contexts as ecosystems, landscapes and infrastructures. Each architectural intervention is part of a comprehensive whole that unfolds over time, structuring the future of our society and our built and undeveloped landscapes. With contributions from FAZ Architectes, Terrabloc, Frédérique Aït-Touati, and Thomas [...]

On November 23, 2022 (2-5pm, ETH Weinbergstrasse 56/58, Zurich), Circular Hub is organizing a roundtable on behalf of CBI on the topic "Promoting Reuse". In the reuse of products, liability, warranty and insurance issues often come up and question our understanding of ownership. What new business models and offerings do we need? How can innovation be fostered for this? In a panel discussion we would like to shed light on this topic with you and then generate ideas in a workshop format. In line with the "open innovation approach", these ideas will be further developed into concrete projects with stakeholders along the value chain.

The conference encourages us to engage with the theme of building in existing contexts as ecosystems, landscapes and infrastructures. Each architectural intervention is part of a comprehensive whole that unfolds over time, structuring the future of our society and our built and undeveloped landscapes. With contributions from FAZ Architectes, Terrabloc, Frédérique Aït-Touati, and Thomas [...]

Lunch Talk with Pascal Angehrn, Designer FH/VSI.ASAI, baubüro in situ Every second, over 500kg of construction waste is produced in Switzerland through the demolition of buildings. The construction industry is thus responsible for 84% of the waste in Switzerland, and we are far from climate-neutral construction. baubüro in situ therefore plans according to the principles of reuse and [...]

The next event "Meet the circular pioneers" is just around the corner: The six funded teams of the current Innovation Booster campaign "Applied Circular Sustainability" will present their ideas and challenges. There will be an opportunity to get to know projects from previous campaigns and, above all, to network: In digital, thematic spaces, experiences can be exchanged, expertise acquired and concrete [...]

For the next Cirkla working group on reuse projects, we will visit the Transa headquarters in Zurich. Benjamin Poignon from baubüro in situ will give us an introduction and guided tour. The reconstruction of the Transa headquarters in Zurich's Kreis 5 is based on the motto and principles of reuse. Only what is necessary will be demolished and what will serve its old purpose [...]

Agenda : Brief presentation on a reuse project followed by questions. The working group will discuss progress on identifying projects and developing our online project map. The next meeting (online) will be held on Tuesday, 7 Février, 17:30 - 19:00. Register here to participate in the conference call.