{"id":1758,"date":"2026-11-05T23:21:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rethinkconstruction.net\/?page_id=1758"},"modified":"2026-11-05T23:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:23:07","slug":"building-materials-examples-drivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rethinkconstruction.net\/index.php\/building-materials-examples-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Examples and drivers of innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1758\" class=\"elementor elementor-1758\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af44a6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af44a6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a09bab0\" data-id=\"a09bab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb28abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb28abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples and drivers of innovation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab2cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab2cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Examples for innovation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Circular innovation<\/strong> considers in the design of a building materials for reuse, recycling, or disassembly, e.g., by reusable modular building components.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Efficiency innovation<\/strong> reduces resource consumption, waste and carbon emissions, e.g. by improved structural floor designs and low-carbon cement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technological innovation<\/strong> uses new production or construction technologies, e.g., 3D-printed concrete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Drivers for innovation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Durability<\/strong> extends the lifespan of buildings and reduces maintenance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Material efficiency<\/strong> reduces material use and enables recovery, recycling, and reuse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy efficiency<\/strong> improves the thermal quality for heating and cooling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08cbf6d\" data-id=\"08cbf6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510cb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"510cb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building materials<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175eb01 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"175eb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rethinkconstruction.net\/index.php\/building-materials\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Innovations in building materials<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af30d60 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"af30d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rethinkconstruction.net\/index.php\/building-materials-resources\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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