PHOTO: KAIDO HAAGEN
New glory for old sites
A Central European uses around 17 tonnes of material every year for construction and housing – and a corresponding amount of energy to produce, transport and process it. Converting an old building generally takes only a third as much material as constructing a new building. However, exploiting the ecological potential of existing buildings to the full is going to take more than just lip service.
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