The Horse 2020/21

Environment & Technology

Circular building

Buildings cause 30% of our CO2 emissions. In Switzerland, around 17 million tonnes of building rubble (Bauschutt) are produced annually. Can this demolition material be returned to the cycle?

To the article in German about "Urban mining and circular building"  (stadt.winterthur.ch)

DE - Bauten verursachen 30% unserer CO2- Emissionen. In der Schweiz fallen jährlich rund 17 Millionen Tonnen Bauschutt an. Kann dieses Rückbaumaterial wieder zurück in den Kreislauf geführt werden?