Films
Our films about reuse include interviews with pioneers and stories about student projects and iconic buildings.
Digital Transformation for Circular Construction
This film showcases how digital technologies can be harnessed to create a more circular construction sector. Through a hands-on case study of the reuse of building materials from the Huber pavilions in a new structure, students at ETH Zurich explore different digital approaches such as digital product passports, artificial intelligence, digital fabrication, and extended reality.
Digitalisation for Circular Construction
How can we bring together two aims that are often kept separate: low-impact construction and digital innovation? Students learn about circular construction hands-on through the disassembly of an entire building. They explore digital technologies to fabricate a new building made solely from the reused materials.
Selected to be screened at the Global Science Film Festival by the Swiss Science Film Academy.
A time-lapse of the building process
This pavilion was designed by students using their own salvaged materials from a nearby construction site. The design process involved a very collaborative mode of working, with each group focusing on a different part of the pavilion (foundation, roof, floor, walls, and more). This video shows how the pavilion comes together.
The story of reusing the glass from the Centre Pompidou
The reuse of Centre Pompidou's beautifully bent glass illustrates how we can transition towards a circular economy in the built environment. In Sanskrit, samsara refers to the cycle of death and rebirth that affects everything in the material world.
Official selection at the Science Film Competition 2021: Global Section.
Student films
During the courses at ETH Zurich, students are given the opportunity to discover digital innovations for circular construction, develop new skills and acquire knowledge. Secondly, they learn how to communicate this knowledge to the public using the different media available. Some students decided to make a short film on their topic, explaining the methods and digitalisations discovered in the CEA laboratory.
