Construction Collage

A collaborative workshop that breaks down how the construction and built environment industry contributes to climate change - and what to do

Buildings make up nearly half of global greenhouse gas emissions — yet they also hold some of our most powerful solutions.

If we want to meet the climate challenge, we need to rethink the way we design, build, and live in the spaces around us.
This session invites you to do exactly that — through the Construction Collage, a collaborative 3‑hour workshop that shares crucial data into shared understanding, creativity, and tangible action!

In just one evening, you'll:

• Decode the hidden impact of the built environment — from urban planning to day‑to‑day use.
• Visualise the system using interactive Collage cards based on data from the IPCC, ADEME, CITEPA, and more*.
• Collaborate with others to design your own creative “Construction Collage.”
• Co‑create practical action plans for how we can individually and collectively reduce our sector’s footprint.

This isn’t a lecture — it’s a dynamic, hands‑on experience that connects logic, rethinking and creativity.
Come ready to debate, draw, discover patterns, and leave seeing construction not as a problem, but as a space for innovation, resilience, and regeneration.

Sources:

The contents are backed by information and data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Environmental Transition Agency (ADEME), the Centre for Economic Studies and Research on Energy (CEREN), the Technical Interprofessional Centre for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CITEPA), the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), Carbon 4 and the National Carbon Strategy (SNBC). Building techniques and regulations vary greatly between countries and regions. Therefore, we’ve gathered global data and local illustrations to raise issues.