The category showcases a wide spectrum of product solutions, addressing current questions in sustainable architecture.

Buildings today are complex assemblies of industrially manufactured construction products from many different trades. An average residential building integrates thousands of components, from structural elements and interior systems to installations and connectors. In larger buildings, this number can exceed 100,000 individual parts.

The potential for reusing these materials remains largely invisible, as long as building products are not systematically documented with their specific properties. Digital platforms and marketplaces are increasingly creating the infrastructure needed to enable the reuse of construction products. Buildings are therefore no longer understood only as finished objects, but as future material depots.

For the development of new products, this means questioning existing requirements and creating circular economic systems. Reduced material diversity and reversible construction methods facilitate disassembly and reuse.

Renewable materials are gaining importance because they store carbon during their growth and help to reduce emissions. At the same time, digitalization, robotics, and AI are opening up new possibilities to reinterpret traditional building methods and develop forward-looking solutions.

Written by Prof. Tina Kammer and Andrea Herlod

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