💡 How can we reduce concrete consumption in the building industry while enhancing structural efficiency and design flexibility? Discover more in our latest article featured in AD - Architectural Design, Special Issue: Constructing Change – The Impact of Digital Fabrication on Sustainability! At Foldcast, we create sustainable concrete building elements using innovative, fully recyclable paper-based moulds. 🌱 🏗 Special thanks to the editors Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Selen Ercan Jenny, David Jenny, and congrats to all the authors involved! Available online: https://lnkd.in/ggHvE4ka Paperback release: Oct. 21 Launch event: Nov. 5-7 at the Future of Construction 2024 #Foldcast #Sustainability #Construction #Concrete #DigitalFabrication
We are proud to have had the opportunity to guest edit the AD Special Issue Constructing Change: The Impact of Digital Fabrication on Sustainability. Guest Editors: Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Selen Ercan Jenny, David Jenny. Paperback – Available Oct. 21, 2024, and will be launched at the Future of Construction 2024. You can find the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/ewSgNzci Every year, around 100 billion tonnes of raw materials are extracted from the Earth—half of it for construction. The industry is responsible for only a third of global waste, generating over 40% of global CO2 emissions. In this new AD Special Issue, Constructing Change: The Impact of Digital Fabrication on Sustainability, experts from architecture, engineering, and materials science come together to present how digital fabrication paves the way for more sustainable construction practices. Featuring innovative research and advanced systems, this issue explores: Digital design and manufacturing, including cutting-edge XR technologies Unique construction methods using earth, concrete, and new materials Circular construction systems aimed at reducing waste and emissions Contributors include leading thinkers and architects such as Fabio Amicarelli; Ana Anton, Dr Sc, and Benjamin Dillenburger; Tobias Bonwetsch; Mario Carpo; Sasha Cisar; Corentin Fivet, Maxence Grangeot, and Stefana Parascho; Abel Gawel; Dr. Norman Hack; Jelle Feringa; Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler; Prof. Dr. Silke Langenberg, Sarah M Schlachetzki, and Robin Rehm; Daniela Mitterberger and Kathrin Dörfler; Romana Rust, Inés Ariza; and Timothy Wangler, Yamini Patankar, and Robert Flatt; Neil Spiller. Featured architects: Terrestrial and Rematter AG The paperback will be available on October 21, 2024, and we are excited to launch it at the Future of Construction, USI 2024 conference. For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/eGF_Wyzq