This 12th edition wraps up the second year of the debate series Carbon Stories. This milestone takes place in the setting of the exhibition ‘HOW DO WE WANT TO BUILD M4H 2030’ spanning 200 years of building practice, from 1900 to 2100. Carbon Stories brings this intergenerational approach to the stage with an inspiring cast to discuss past, present and future. How do we achieve a truly sustainable construction practice? What are the challenges? How can we accelerate? Wednesday, September 11th, these questions will be addressed in the debate Transition! From theory to practice.
The past editions of Carbon Stories have zoomed in on the possibilities of CO2 reduction in the built environment, each edition through a different thematic lens. Topics varied in scale, from urbanism to building typologies to materials. Topics varied in focus, from circularity to financial models to a dialogue on systemic innovation.
After two years, it is time to zoom out again and check in with the key questions of our sector’s transition. What are the main challenges? In terms of quantification, available resources, but also in terms of our mental capacities to bring about transition. The upcoming season we will zoom in on how to apply the lessons learned so far to Rotterdam in general and the M4H area in particular.
Captain of Transition Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Rotmans will give a keynote lecture on transition, the scale and magnitude of the change of era. How does this affect the built environment? In what conditions do transitions thrive? Where do we stand now, in the second part of 2024?
Sam van Hooff, Sustainability Advisor at Dura Vermeer Bouw Heyma, will zoom in on what transition to sustainable construction requires from a large contracting firm. In terms of mental changes up to practical examples of changes to logistics, processes and materials.
Sacha Brons is one of the drivers of bringing the value of biogenic storage into financial models. As co-initiator of Dutch Carbon Credits, specifically for the construction stored carbon, he will share how Carbon Credits can act as a true accelerator of transition in the agricultural and construction sector, rather than an alibi for the prolongation of defunct business- and production models.
IABR director Saskia van Stein will give an introduction. The debate will be moderated by Geert Maarse. This event is English spoken.
Carbon Stories is an initiative of GROUP A | CARBONLAB, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam and KeileCollectief.