{"id":11212,"date":"2026-07-28T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/?page_id=11212"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:19:46","slug":"all-to-zero","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/all-to-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"All to Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Strategy for determining and reducing GHG emissions as the dominant control instrument for the circular economy in the construction industry in Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/All-to-Zero_01-1024x498.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/All-to-Zero_01-1024x498.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/All-to-Zero_01-537x261.jpeg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/All-to-Zero_01-212x103.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/All-to-Zero_01-768x373.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/All-to-Zero_01.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This doctoral thesis investigates how targeted reductions of environmental impacts in Germany\u2019s building sector can achieve GHG neutrality by 2045 and stimulate innovation toward a circular economy. International models and methods are analysed and adapted to the German context to quantify life\u2011cycle environmental impacts of current construction activities using building LCAs. Results are compared with national emission\u2011reduction targets, considering cross\u2011sectoral decarbonisation, enabling a scientifically grounded development of policy measures and control instruments to reduce emissions and promote circularity in the construction sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10274 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-to-zero category-fcl-seminars\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/research-seminar-back-to-zero-reducing-co2-emissions-in-the-construction-industry-through-lca\/\" target=\"_self\" >Research Seminar: BACK TO ZERO \u2013 Reducing CO2 Emissions in the Construction Industry through LCA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The construction industry is responsible for 40% of all CO2&nbsp;emissions in Germany. In order to meet climate targets, it is necessary to effectively reduce CO2&nbsp;emissions throughout the entire life cycle of buildings. The seminar teaches the basics of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a tool for determining CO\u2082&nbsp;emissions in construction. The focus is on global&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T12:29:21+00:00\">Oktober 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10199 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-to-zero category-media-coverage category-publications\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/lookit-interview-we-must-eventually-start-measuring-co2-emissions-instead-of-insulation-thickness-only\/\" target=\"_self\" >LooKIT-Interview: \u201eWe must eventually start measuring CO2\u00a0emissions instead of insulation thickness only\u201c<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Despite high energy-efficiency standards, buildings account for around 40% of the CO2 emissions in Germany. This is why a number of scientists have published a manifesto with the aim of initiating a change of policy in the building and refurbishment sectors. \u201cWe have been relying on the same policy for decades \u2013 without achieving significant&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-10T12:49:19+00:00\">September 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10087 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-all-to-zero category-exhibitions category-material-library\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/exhibition-architecture-and-energy-at-the-dam-frankfurt\/\" target=\"_self\" >Exhibition &#8222;Architecture and Energy\u201c at the DAM Frankfurt<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The construction industry accounts for about 40 percent of the emissions responsible for climate change, and thus more than any other sector. It is therefore critically important to reduce as quickly as possible both the CO2 emissions and the energy inputs involved in the manufacture and operation of buildings. It is crucial to create an&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-22T23:31:34+00:00\">Juni 22, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategy for determining and reducing GHG emissions as the dominant control instrument for the circular economy in the construction industry in Germany This doctoral thesis investigates how targeted reductions of environmental impacts in Germany\u2019s building sector can achieve GHG neutrality by 2045 and stimulate innovation toward a circular economy. 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