Constructing New Wor(l)ds

Cogeneration, Anthropocene, Xeriscaping, Embedded Carbon, Bio-based materials... The evolution of our vocabulary - with the invention of new words - reveals our desire to think differently, to reinvent habitat and the city, to build a more sustainable future. But what are the realities behind these neologisms?

CONSTRUCTING NEW WOR(L)DS, by Saint-Gobain.
Behind words, solutions and innovations for a sustainable future.
Quality of living
Podcast
6 min
18/10/2023

  • Discover Constructing New Wor(l)ds, a Saint-Gobain podcast 0:54
  • Episode 01 - Z... for Zero Carbon 06:53
  • Episode 02 - A... for Anthropocene 06:13
  • Episode 03 - X… for Xeriscaping 06:09
  • Episode 04 - E... for Embodied Emissions 05:10
  • Episode 05 - M... for Massive Urbanization 05:50
  • Episode 06 - B... for bio-based materials 07:44
  • Episode 07 - C… for Cogeneration 05:31
  • Episode 08 - L… for Lightweight Construction 05:46
  • Episode 09 - R... for Resilience 05:53
  • Episode 10 - D... for Digital Twin 04:52
  • Episode 11 - C... for Clinkerisation 06:30
  • Episode 12 - U... for Urban Heat Island 06:00
  • Episode 13 - M... for Modular Construction 05:07
  • Episode 14 - B... for Building operating System 04:56
  • Episode 15 - P... for PAAS 06:15
  • Episode 16 - P... for Passive Building 04:55
  • Episode 17 - U... for Urban Mining 06:54
  • Episode 18 - S… for Secondary Raw Materials 06:40
  • Episode 19 - B… for Bill of materials 03:38
  • Episode 20 - L... for LCA 05:21
  • Episode 21 - S... for Soil Sealing 06:13
  • Episode 22 - C... for Construction chemicals