Sustainable materials: is there a concrete solution?

What if buildings "grew" from natural, regenerative materials and nourished ecosystems along the way? Today’s materials industry is already capable of digital fabrication, computational design, material engineering and synthetic biology. The question now is: how do we move innovative sustainable solutions into the mainstream?

00:00 - The trouble with rubble

00:55 - Construction is driving climate change

02:54 - The second most consumed resource on the planet: concrete

03:44 - Why concrete is so bad for the environment

04:40 - Cement alternatives

07:40 - Hemp for house construction

09:05 -Saving carbon by building with wood