Reusing thin stone from urban façades means combining heritage with environmental performance. Thanks to its durability and low carbon footprint, stone becomes a powerful lever for the circular economy. But be warned: the location of the machining process is decisive. Stone reused nearby can be 6 times less polluting than stone reused 1,500 km...
Ecale: Expanded Capabilities in Carbon Assessment with the Update of ecale.io
One year ago, at the Salon de l’Immobilier Bas Carbone 2022 (Low Carbon Real Estate Fair), we released ecale.io, our tool for assessing the carbon footprint of building envelopes. Now, ecale is evolving towards greater precision with new features. Ecale was born from a conviction held by Arcora’s teams: our sector’s energy transition will...
RAW EARTH – Geo-sourced Construction
Arcora continues its work on raw earth construction processes: getting to grips with earth material during a manipulation session supervised by the Atelier matière à construire (Amàco: https://amaco.org/) and visiting the Cycle Terre raw earth material factory, located in Sevran (93). Carazas Test The Carazas Test, through material manipulation, invites us to understand the...
Circular economy
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Glass recycling
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Mooc reuse of construction materials
Selon l’ADEME, le secteur du bâtiment génère à lui seul près de 42 millions de tonnes de déchets chaque année en France......