Building the future: Toward a sustainable material transition in architecture and construction 
Today, material consumption in the construction sector is responsible for 50% of EU-wide resource consumption.
Against this backdrop, our current Special topic, edited by Cordula Kropp and Simon Aicher, examines the research and use of sustainable building materials.
Read their Special topic introduction: 
https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.7149
![Qutoe by Cordula Kropp and Simon Aicher: "Material transition is a necessary response to both environmental and social challenges [...]"](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/803/351/613/554/923/original/1431f42bacb240d4.png "Qutoe by Cordula Kropp and Simon Aicher: \"Material transition is a necessary response to both environmental and social challenges [...]\"")
Out now: TATuP's winter issue in 2024 
on "Material transitions in architecture and construction: Social implications, appropriation, and outcomes for sustainability".
Find all articles #openaccess at https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/issue/view/182
Many thanks 
to our special topic editors Cordula Kropp and Simon Aicher & to all the authors!
#technologyassessment #materialtransition #buildingmaterials #buildingstandards #sustainableconstruction @KIT_Karlsruhe @ITAS_KIT
