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03.08.2022
Earth bricks
Materials

Earth, a concrete solution

Earth is making a comeback in architecture. Long neglected in favour of reinforced concrete, its ecological and aesthetic characteristics make it more fashionable than ever.

Earth Vernacular
19.07.2022
Image of fans
Lifestyle

Staying cool

As heatwaves increase in Switzerland and around the world, it's worth knowing a few tips on how to stay cool at home or in the office. Staying cool and environmentally friendly is possible, as long as you don't need an [→]

Climate change Health
17.05.2022
Earth construction
Materials

Is earth construction resistant ?

A century and a half ago in Europe, nobody would have asked this question. And today in the rest of the world, neither, considering that one third of the world's population lives in earthen buildings. And yet, we hear this [→]

Earth
28.04.2022
Book L'architecture de survie, Yona Friedman
Design

Architecture of survival

« Our current architecture violates common sense. » This was the observation made by Yona Friedman in 1978 in his book The Architecture of Survival, which still resonates with such accuracy today. In this book, the architect asks himself the question [→]

Self-building Resilience
01.04.2022
Giant tree and roots in the jungle
Flow & Energy

A carbon sink in my house?

If you are interested in the climate, you have probably heard the term 'carbon sink' or 'negative emissions'. While this concept is valuable in the case of a forest, it is not so simple in construction. Why is this so? [→]

Wood Climate change
03.02.2022
Material samples
Design

Mens sana in domus sana

In Europe and Switzerland, we spend on average 80% of our time indoors, whether in the office, on transport or at home. Just as we need to take care of our natural environment, it is important to take care of [→]

Health Pollution
12.01.2022
A remplacer
Design

The « international style »

From Bangkok to Zurich to Dubai, the same towers and "architect's houses" all made of concrete and glass, the emblematic product of globalisation. An image of modernity at a high price, to the detriment of a specific culture, the climate [→]

Vernacular
03.12.2021
Climate impact of building
Problematic

The contribution of buildings to climate change

In Switzerland, the construction sector is a driving force in the economy, accounting for 6% of GDP, but people don't realise that the building sector's share of global CO2 emissions - and therefore of climate change - is 40%. No, [→]

Climate change

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