France, and particularly Paris, is currently at the forefront of biobased building in Europe. As the host city of the 2015 Paris Agreement, the French capital is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
The research project Material Transition: Learning from Grand Paris is an extensive exploration of construction practices using biobased, geobased, and reclaimed materials across the Paris region. It also examines the key policies, actors, and conditions driving the material transition in the building sector. The findings are published on the open-access web platform Paris Is Biobased.
The ambition of this website is to provide a space for inspiration and resources, through an interactive map bringing together a selection of remarkable projects distinguished by their use of biobased and geobased materials. The site also includes, in the ‘Key factors’ section, a series of research insights that help to better understand the pioneering role of France, and more specifically the Paris region, in the emergence of more sustainable and less extractive construction practices.
