Prof. Dr. Catherine De Wolf featured Detail’s recent book, “Architecture and Climate Change”
In this book themed “20 Interviews on the Future of Building”, experts from across the world discussed their approach to climate-friendly construction innovation as a response to the urgent climate crisis posed by rising greenhouse gas emissions.
For over a decade, Catherine has been dedicated to advancing circular practices in the construction industry, shifting goals of sustainability from mere operational energy efficiency to comprehensive material life cycles. In this interview, Catherine talks about the current dilemmas of material reuse and how AI-assisted tools could be leveraged to facilitate circularity. This book also includes interviews of Shigeru Ban, Barbara Buser, Tatiana Bilbao, Marina Tabassum, Tarik Oualalou, Kunlé Adeyemi, Camilla van Deurs, Lacol, Richard Hassell, Richard Weller, Michael Pawlyn, Anders Lendager, Lamia Messari-Becker, Michael Braungart, Ressourcen und Reserven, Inge Vinck, Alan Organschi, Anna Heringer, Sarah Wigglesworth, Roger Boltshauser.
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The Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) develops research on matching reused architectural materials with people and projects through digitalization for a circular built environment. For more information visit our webpage.