Sustainable Building Saga

How do architecture, politics, and power relate? With Yoko Alender, Minister of Climate of Estonia, we discuss buildings, spaces in between, path dependencies, slow violence, and softer cities.

How does the understanding of the climate impacts of buildings and their materials change our aesthetic perception? Can architecture cause or alleviate climate anxiety? Together with research fellow Sanna Lehtinen of Aalto University, we are diving into the deep end of environmental aesthetics and having an imaginary coffee break with Junichiro Tanizaki, Christian Norberg-Schulz and Henry Thoreau.

How do architecture and activism relate? How can we learn to love old (boring) buildings, instead of tearing them down? Tove Sjöberg of the Architects Climate Action Network gives examples and insights from Sweden.

Climate policies are emerging rapidly. Carbon footprint calculations will soon be mandatory for new buildings in the European Union. What does this mean for designers and builders? Together with Philippe Moseley, an architect turned policymaker, we talk through the essence of forth-coming regulation - and the role of creativity in the development of regulations.

Life cycle assessment is the new must-use tool for building designers and product developers. But how does it work out in practice? What sort of resources and skills are needed? CEO Panu Pasanen of One Click LCA guides us through the drill – and reveals his personal motivation for pushing the industry forward.