Examples and drivers of innovation

Examples for innovation

• Circular innovation considers in the design of a building materials for reuse, recycling, or disassembly, e.g., by reusable modular building components.
• Efficiency innovation reduces resource consumption, waste and carbon emissions, e.g. by improved structural floor designs and low-carbon cement.
• Technological innovation uses new production or construction technologies, e.g., 3D-printed concrete.

Drivers for innovation

• Durability extends the lifespan of buildings and reduces maintenance.
• Material efficiency reduces material use and enables recovery, recycling, and reuse.
• Energy efficiency improves the thermal quality for heating and cooling.