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December 30, 2020 | Promoting Sustainable Design since 2003 | Zurich, Switzerland
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The LafargeHolcim Foundation for SustainableConstruction looks forward to doing its part in 2021 to promote Carbon Neutral Construction that reduces CO2 in materials and processes; Circular Construction that recycles materials such as building and demolition waste; and Design Innovation & Digital Design to build more with less.
Read more »December 09, 2020 | The Materials Book | Cairo, Egypt
/c(280-1.33333333333333-100-0.208333333333333-0)/materialsbook-196-97-cairowaste-adj.jpg "An urban metabolism study in Cairo")
Although cities are engines of economic development and concentrations of human activities, they are also hubs for consumption with the resulting environmental degradation. An urban metabolism study of two diverse districts of Cairo – a formal district and an informal one – aims to understand flows in these districts and propose locally-responsive interventions.
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/c(126-0.75-97.9351032448378-48.125-1.17994100294985)/materialsbook-cover2.jpg "Forum 2019 – The Materials Book: Re-materializing Construction – Cairo (Ruby Press)")
/c(358-1.33333333333333-100-0.208333333333333-0)/materialsbook-196-97-cairowaste-adj.jpg "Comparing rates of materials circularity in the relatively affluent Zamalek district …")
