Urban Mining: a second life for building material

Enrico Marchesi, innovation manager of the NEST building at Empa, explains the concept of Urban Mining and shows some examples.

This content was published on July 4, 2018 - 11:00

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Deutsch

Urban Mining oder das zweite Leben für Baumaterial Original
Français

Urban Mining ou la deuxième vie des matériaux de construction
Italiano

Urban Mining o una seconda vita per materiali edili
Português

Uma segunda vida para os materiais de construção
العربية

“التعدين الحضري” يمنح مواد البناء حياة ثانية
中文

都市开采让建材获得第二次生命
Русский

Новые концепции в городском строительстве

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