Constructing New Wor(l)ds [English]

Cement production is a major CO2 generator, not least because of the very high temperature at which its basic ingredient, clinker, is heated. As it has become essential to improve the environmental footprint of cement, many efforts are therefore focused on clinkerization. Explanations in this new episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No, this isn't a sci-fi scenario. Digital twins are real, and even useful in the construction sector, especially for building simulations. The aim? To save time and, above all, make buildings more efficient and sustainable! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resilience is the ability to bounce back after a shock or difficult ordeal, before returning to the initial situation. In the building and construction sector, this notion is being used more and more frequently, particularly to anticipate and cope with extreme weather events linked to climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To meet construction needs while respecting environmental, economic and social issues, lightweight construction is emerging as a solution for the future. Much more than the use of lightweight materials, it is above all a new way of thinking about the building throughout its life cycle that is at stake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why produce just one type of energy when you can produce two? This is precisely the function of cogeneration, a process various industries are harnessing to optimize their energy production and consumption. It’s a really promising solution for homes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Construction professionals need to change the way they build to limit the environmental footprint of their activities. How can they do this? By expanding their range of solutions to include bio-based materials. But what exactly does the term "bio-based" mean? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Within twenty years, two-thirds of the world's population will be living in cities. Metropolises worldwide continue to grow along with all the challenges they face including fresh and wastewater management, atmospheric pollution and a growing garbage problem. Due to housing shortages, our houses aren't affordable anymore.  They’re also not suitable for our changing climate. Cities need to adopt new strategies to face these challenges and deal with growing urbanization.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The construction industry should aim for carbon neutrality by 2050. To reach that goal, we need to reduce what's called « embodied carbon emissions, » which are related to the manufacture, transportation and maintenance of a building and its materials. This episode goes more deeply into the meaning of embodied emissions and presents solutions allowing buildings to be more environmentally-friendly in terms of CO2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xeriscaping is an approach to landscaping a yard that requires almost no watering, thanks to the right choice of plants and layout. This concept is gaining attention, particularly in urban planning, since water is becoming a rare resource that must be preserved. In this episode, we’ll discover what this unusual word really means.CONSTRUCTING NEW WORLDS, by Saint-Gobain. Behind words, solutions and innovations for a sustainable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Modern human activities are partly responsible for rising temperatures, various forms of pollution and declining biodiversity. This conjuncture has even created a new geological era: the Anthropocene. But what exactly does this concept mean? And how does it impact on the way we think about building a more sustainable world?CONSTRUCTING NEW WORLDS, by Saint-Gobain. Behind words, solutions and innovations for a sustainable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Businesses in the construction industry are building and renovating more and more sustainably to deal with the climate crisis and scarcity of natural resources. These new construction methods have a whole new lexicon, a vocabulary of innovation and some solutions that this podcast is going to decipher for you!CONSTRUCTING NEW WORLDS, by Saint-Gobain. Behind words, solutions and innovations for a sustainable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cogeneration, Anthropocene, Xeriscaping, Embedded Carbon, eco-materials... The evolution of our vocabulary - with the invention of new words - reveals our desire to think differently, to reinvent habitat and the city, to build a more sustainable futur. But what are the realities behind these neologisms?Constructing new Wor(l)ds, Saint-Gobain's new podcast series, deciphers some twenty words that describe a rapidly changing world. Behind the words, solutions and innovations for a sustainable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.