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Building within the Safe Operating Space
– Nordic Insights on Sustainable Construction

Building within the Safe Operating Space - Nordic Insights on Sustainable Construction

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Preface Perspectives on Nordic Sustainable Construction Central learnings Mindset and attitude changes Legal and regulatory development Building industry in transformation Community concerns Protect and support ecosystems Four pathways to transformation The hierarchy of material use in construction Place-based development and architecture as a community builder The underrepresented stakeholders in construction policy Regulation for sustainable construction and architecture Material hierarchies Shifting towards sustainable practices and material in construction Introduction No change without reach – the voice of the activist and opinion shaper Shared house – double gain Architecture in the long run Preparing for the known and anticipating the unknown Learning from reality in development Perspectives on place-based architecture Introduction The Nordic context Placemaking vs Place-based Critical regionalism Place-based architecture in the perspective of an architecture office Place-based architecture in the perspective of an innovation program for local authorities Place-based architecture in the perspective of policymaking on an urban and national level Place-based architecture in the perspective of a regional support structure Place-based architecture in the perspective of tools for knowledge Place-based architecture in the perspective of a grass-root initiative Place-based architecture in the perspective of a universal local resource Place-based architecture in the perspective of the educator Down to Earth Introduction The perspective of a nature-based architecture and urbanism Ground Values The perspective of a soil scientist Governed by money instead of economy Waterscapes of value Legislation and policies for sustainable architecture Legislation as a tool to transform the construction sector in a sustainable direction Building responsibly begins with asking 'Why build?' Ending business as usual in architecture Bridging the gap between research and practice A legislative button to drive change in construction Mobilizing the industry to push for climate-aligned building laws The Evolution of Sustainable Building Practices Across Europe Conclusion About the Nordic Council of Ministers Programme Nordic Sustainable Construction

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