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Check out the final webinar in the Holcim Awards 2023 limited webinar series on low-carbon construction: https://youtu.be/1FBlltTUzJ8

Timber is having its moment in the global sustainability discourse.


Will it replace concrete and steel, or be used in combination to usher in a new era of low-carbon construction?


Find out in the tenth and final episode of the Holcim Awards 2023 limited webinar series titled, ‘Material smart: Designing low-carbon buildings’.


In the episode, Editor-in-Chief Nirmal Kishnani is in conversation with representatives of two Holcim Award-winning projects, which use timber as a primary construction material.


Benjamin Scheerbarth, Urban Planner at Office ParkScheerbarth, represents the project Haus 2+ (Berlin, Germany).

Matthias Peterseim, Head of Project Development and Member of Leadership Board at Boltshauser Architekten represents the project High-Rise H1 Zwhatt Site (Zurich, Switzerland).

Here’s what you can expect to learn in this episode:

1️⃣ How far has engineered timber come? What are the pros and cons of building with it?

2️⃣Is fire really timber’s biggest enemy?

3️⃣Is the material more or less expensive than traditional concrete and steel construction?

And much more!

🟢 Check out the full episode OUT NOW.

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In collaboration with Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.

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