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Society is currently facing major challenges. There is an urgent need in a sustainable use of renewable resources and in adopting circular thinking and acting. Building with wood can make a significant contribution to this, yet despite its great potential, circular approaches are still rarely applied. This is where the CCTP steps in with its ‚circular time lab‘ project. Here, the next generation of the architecture and timber industries is actively engaged in developing and testing circular practices within a hands-on, interdisciplinary time-lapse laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The idea behind the ‚circular time lab‘ is for young people of all educational levels to plan and implement small timber construction objects in an interdisciplinary team setting, engaging in a hands-on experience that at the same time gains public attention.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The construction industry has a significant impact on our environment. According to the United Nations, it accounts for roughly 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions and over half of global resource consumption. However, mitigating greenhouse gases in construction doesn’t only involve enhancing the energy efficiency of buildings. It also involves curbing emissions by selecting sustainable construction methods and materials across production, use, and disposal phases. In the light of planetary boundaries, it’s essential to reduce our primary resource consumption and maximize the longevity of construction materials within the material cycle. Therefore, embracing circular economy and re-use principles should become integral to future practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With wood as a resource, the construction industry not only has a material that can make a significant contribution to climate stabilisation by replacing fossil, energy-intensive and emission-intensive building materials, but also a material with great potential for circularity. Despite these strengths and the urgency of the resource and CO2 issue, circular approaches in timber construction are hardly applied in construction practice. Currently, most of the wood is still thermally utilized after the end of its first life cycle, often resulting in the wastage of valuable material resources. While wood is a renewable resource, it is not infinitely available. Careful handling of this material is the order of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this juncture, the ‚circular time lab‘ project comes into play. It aims to elevate the importance of the circular economy in the architecture and timber industries, particularly by promoting circular thinking among young professionals. To achieve this, it provides space for innovation and a platform to experimentally test the implementation of circular practices. This approach sensitizes the next generation to a careful use of resources within their learning and training context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea behind ‚circular time lab‘ is for young people of all educational levels to plan and implement small timber construction projects in an interdisciplinary team setting, engaging in a hands-on experience that at the same time gains public attention.<\/p>\n\n\n