The construction industry continues to face major challenges: It consumes a good third of global raw materials, causes just as many CO₂ emissions and produces over 50% of waste. Regenerative architecture offers solutions by utilising renewable materials such as wood and clay, the circular economy and innovative construction methods. The aim is to conserve resources, reduce waste and create future-proof life cycles for buildings – a key to ecological, social and economic sustainability.

Around 40 % of global raw material consumption and CO₂ emissions as well as over 50 % of annual waste volumes can be attributed to the construction sector. In view of these burdens, regenerative architecture is becoming increasingly important. The focus here is on the use of renewable materials, a functioning circular economy and innovative construction methods to promote ecological, social and economic sustainability.

When we at Dietrich Untertrifaller talk about building with regenerative materials, we have in mind materials that are renewable, locally available and resource-saving – such as wood, clay or bamboo. These building materials are characterised by low grey energy, CO₂ binding and reusability. A central approach here is the circular economy: we plan buildings in such a way that the materials can be reused or recycled at the end of the building's service life. This significantly reduces the amount of waste and extends the utilisation cycles of the materials. Sounds simple? However, there is often a lack of standardised certification for sustainable materials, which has made it difficult to use them to date.