The decisions with the greatest impact are made in the earliest stages of a project, when its carbon trajectory can still be shaped. This is where we come in.
First-hand expertise · technical data, impact calculation, methodology and taxonomy. We support construction professionals in making design choices that reduce the carbon footprint of construction projects.
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Experts & ambassadors of low-carbon construction.
Measure the impact, weigh up the choices, specify. Every service produces a deliverable you can use as it stands.
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Producers, projects, stakeholders, materials · an interlinked reference database, fed by fieldwork since 2020.
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The Master Class · 8 modules at the Materatek, from method to trade-offs. And resources to take away.
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Material focusRecycork · loose-fill corkMaterial focusRecycork · loose-fill corkGranules of recycled cork stoppers, laid as loose fill with no supporting structure: circular utopia or genuine technical advance?
Material focusGramitherm · grass as insulationMaterial focusGramitherm · grass as insulationFor 15 years, Gramitherm has been developing an insulation material made from grass residues.
Material focusExpanded cork as claddingMaterial focusExpanded cork as claddingAt a time when buildings still too often tend towards an accumulation of technical systems, some projects take the opposite approach.
Case studyBeersel · biobased and comfortableCase studyBeersel · biobased and comfortableIn Beersel, this single-family house illustrates a coherent approach to sustainable construction, in which the choice of materials helps both to reduce environmental impact and to improve indoor comfort.
Site visitCampus Odoo · the building as a sourceSite visitCampus Odoo · the building as a sourceIn Louvain-la-Neuve, 14,000 m² of offices are being renovated for Odoo, the client.
TrainingA method rooted in the MateratekTrainingA method rooted in the MateratekNatura Mater teaches its Master Class in eight modules, from an overview of low-impact materials to the regulatory framework.
On-site spotlightSKULT · earth and linenOn-site spotlightSKULT · earth and linenIn Brussels, SKULT Studios brings a Pilates studio and a café together under one roof.
The Master Class · 8 modules at the Materatek, from method to trade-offs. And resources to take away.
A materials deliverable we could act on directly during construction. That's rare.
The database saved us weeks of low-carbon sourcing.
The Materatek training gave the whole team the same instincts about materials.
Experts who don't take over the design: they make our choices possible.