Lectures related to Climate & Sustainability Action Week

Sustainable Materials: Lifecycle, Properties, and Design

Explores material lifecycle, properties, sustainability, and design, emphasizing the importance of auditing products for sustainability and discussing the evaluation of consumer products like LEGO.

Rediscovering Sustainable Construction: A Journey with Terrabloc

Explores the journey of rediscovering sustainable construction techniques using excavated materials and the challenges faced in scaling up production and reducing costs.

The Coffee Web: Who Gets What?

Delves into the intricate coffee industry network, discussing supply chain management and sustainability challenges.

Sustainable Economy Support Fund: Vaud SPEI

Explores the Vaud Sustainable Economy Support Fund for sustainable construction and circular economy projects.

Design for Sustainability I: Documentation and Assessment

Emphasizes the documentation and assessment of sustainability frameworks-in-action for project blueprints.

Recycling and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Solutions

Examines the role of recycling in sustainable development, addressing its limitations and the importance of a circular economy.

Design for Sustainability I: Observations to Insights

Covers design ethnography, observational research, and insights extraction for sustainable design interventions.

Natural Stone: Sustainable Architecture

Discusses the sustainable aspects of natural stone as a building material and its potential to enrich contemporary architecture.

Sustainable Design of Steel Structures: Hazards & Wind Energy

Discusses sustainable design of steel structures against natural hazards and optimal wind energy systems, including challenges, risk assessment, wind farm layout optimization, and urban flow simulations.

Methodologies for Global Issues

Explores methodologies for addressing global issues, focusing on sustainability and evaluation criteria for sustainable construction.

Urban Mobility and Sustainable Cities

Delves into sustainable cities, emphasizing inclusive urban planning and the importance of organized transportation systems.

Historical Perspectives on Sustainability and Climate Action

Explores the historical evolution of sustainability and human impact on nature, emphasizing the importance of integrating social and environmental considerations in sustainability efforts.

Making Development Sustainable

Explores sustainability decision-making, focusing on social, economic, and environmental aspects, using case studies for illustration.

Concrete and Sustainability: Challenges in Structural Engineering

Delves into challenges in structural engineering, emphasizing sustainability, concrete design, and energy efficiency.

The Stationary City: Towards Sustainable Urban Development

By the instructor Philippe Bihouix explores transitioning towards a sustainable urban model.

Green & Thriving Neighbourhoods: Towards Zero Emission with 15-Minute City

Explores the 'Green & Thriving Neighbourhoods' concept, focusing on the '15-minute city' principle and showcasing sustainable urban initiatives from global cities.

Climate Change: Understanding Trends and System Structures

Examines the relationship between climate change events and underlying trends, emphasizing the importance of understanding system structures and feedback loops.

Smart Cities: Governance and Infrastructure

Delves into smart city governance, emphasizing citizen's needs over technology, and discusses challenges and real examples of digitalization impact.

Urban Sustainability Assessment Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores urban sustainability assessment, focusing on decision-making for sustainable cities through approaches, solution spaces, and indicator selection.

Sustainability Assessment of Urban Systems Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores sustainability assessment for urban systems, focusing on key issues and indicator frameworks.