2025 Learning Resource Guide

Living in a climate emergency: our generation has had to live through one of the most uncertain eras in human history.

Behind the apparent calm and well-being perceived by the small percentage of fortunate inhabitants of the global north, our planet is undergoing massive changes that are slowly affecting the fragile balance upon which our civilization rests.

Some skeptics of the theory of infinite growth, which keeps most mortals busy consuming products and content, manage to read enough to understand that we are on the edge of an abyss—unprecedented climate change that could lead us to scientifically documented mass extinction scenarios.

Faced with this reality, some of us choose to fight because we believe that if we manage to connect a sufficient number of conscious individuals and join forces, we can motivate change.

A struggle that stems from our passion for architecture; this is why we work tirelessly to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve a conscious architecture of minimal impact that respects the health of people and the environment, built with natural materials of low ecological footprint and local origin, forming part of a closed cycle.

To carry this out successfully, training and learning are essential. For this reason, today we share our list of indispensable learning resources—a list we have compiled over more than 10 years of practice and activism in sustainable architecture, published openly with the aim of reaching more committed people and joining collective efforts.

This is an open list that we will expand as the months and years go by, and we hope to expand it with your contributions as well.

1. Regulations and frameworks

EPBD

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Energy Performance of Buildings, approved on April 24.

The new EPBD establishes stricter standards for energy efficiency in construction; we are moving from building Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings to Zero-Emission Buildings. Most importantly, for the first time, it addresses embodied carbon, making it mandatory to declare the calculation of emissions derived from building materials.

Download link for the latest version of the EPBD.

UNE-EN 15978

UNE-EN 15978 is a Spanish standard that establishes calculation methods for assessing the environmental performance of buildings through life cycle analysis. Published in May 2012, it focuses on sustainability in construction, providing guidelines to evaluate the environmental impact of buildings throughout their life cycle.

Link for download, though payment is required.

European Commission Level(s)

The European Commission’s Level(s) framework for sustainable buildings offers a common language to assess and report the sustainability performance of buildings, facilitating the application of circular economy principles in the built environment. It provides a proven system to measure and improve sustainability at all stages, from design to end-of-life, with core indicators covering carbon, materials, water, health, comfort, and climate impacts. Level(s) is a flexible tool for identifying critical sustainability areas and ensuring the future viability of projects or portfolios, contributing to EU policy goals to strengthen the sustainability of European buildings, which represent significant resource consumption and waste generation.

2. SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

To address the decarbonization of the sector, we must work with verified data. Therefore, architects and builders must work hand-in-hand with engineers and scientists to understand the impact of our constructions and address effective actions.

Below, we have compiled open and free reference scientific articles.

How can carbon be stored in the built environment? A review of potential options

How can carbon be stored in the built environment? A review of potential options, Matti Kuittinen, Caya Zernicke, Simon Slabik, Annette Hafner, Architectural Science Review, Special Issue on Low Carbon Buildings and Neighbourhoods, 2021

To achieve carbon neutrality, emissions in the construction sector must be drastically reduced and the remainder offset. Although approaches exist to store carbon in the built environment, they have not been used systematically. This article reviews 13 carbon storage technologies, suggesting underutilized potential for accumulating atmospheric carbon in construction.

Renovation process challenges and barriers: addressing the communication and coordination bottlenecks in the zero-energy building renovation workflow in European residential buildings

Renovation process challenges and barriers: addressing the communication and coordination bottlenecks in the zero-energy building renovation workflow in European residential buildings, Alejandro Prieto, Tatiana Armijos-Moya, Thaleia Konstantinou, Architectural Science Review, 2023

To accelerate the implementation of Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) renovations in Europe, a strategy incorporating both passive and active components is required, which increases complexity and costs. This article proposes mapping the renovation process on digital platforms to address communication and coordination challenges among the various stakeholders involved.

The Role of Green Building Materials in Reducing Environmental and Human Health Impacts

The Role of Green Building Materials in Reducing Environmental and Human Health Impacts, Environ Res Public Health, 2020

Conventional building materials (CBMs) are a primary source of indoor air pollutants. Biocomposites, as green building materials (GBMs), are an ecological alternative that significantly reduces these impacts. This study compares hybrid bio-based biocomposites with petroleum-based composites, showing that biocomposites can reduce human health impacts by more than 50%. The results indicate that biocomposites are a sustainable solution for improving air quality and health.

Overview of HOMEChem: House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry

Overview of HOMEChem: House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2019

The HOMEChem study analyzes how daily activities affect emissions and chemical transformations in indoor air. Experiments in a research house showed that cooking generates large amounts of VOCs, CO2, NOx, and ultrafine particles. Even without occupancy, organic gas concentrations were higher indoors than outdoors, and organic material accumulated on interior surfaces.

BUILDING AS A GLOBAL CARBON SINK?

Building as a Global Carbon Sink? A Reality Check on Feasibility Limits, One Earth, 2020

The built environment is difficult to decarbonize but plays a crucial role in climate change mitigation amid rapid urbanization. Replacing conventional building materials with biological materials that store carbon offers a potential solution. Here, we reflect on the capacity of global forests to provide the necessary land area by mid-century.

CARBON REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY PATHWAYS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS IN EIGHT CITIES

Carbon reduction technology pathways for existing buildings in eight cities, Nature Communications, 2023

We collaborated with urban leaders in eight global cities to develop technological strategies to reduce carbon emissions in existing buildings in the short and long term. Our renovation and local photovoltaic generation approaches can decrease energy use and emissions by up to 66% and 84%, respectively. Cities like Braga, Dublin, Florianópolis, Middlebury, and Singapore are on track to reach their 2030 targets, while Florianópolis and Singapore could achieve 2050 goals with the projected decarbonization of the power grid.

HEALTH EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT

Health Effects of Artificial Lights, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR), 2012

3. ESTUDIOS DE REFERENCIA

Beyond Growth, Pathways towards sustainable prosperity in the EU

Beyond Growth, Pathways towards sustainable prosperity in the EU, European Parliament, 2023

Estudio de referencia que surge de la conferencia Más allá del Crecimiento organizado por el Parlamento Europeo que tuvo lugar del 15 al 17 de mayo de 2023. Este estudio nos introduce en el debate sobre ir más allá del crecimiento económico. Se divide en dos partes: la primera presenta el estado actual, destacando la dependencia del crecimiento económico y el PIB como medida clave, así como sus puntos ciegos y la necesidad de abordar múltiples fallas del sistema. La segunda parte explora el caso para cambiar los impulsores subyacentes del sistema y cómo puede producirse una transformación del sistema, presentando marcos de políticas existentes o sugeridas para efectuar cambios, así como herramientas específicas relevantes para realizar transiciones económicas.

ipcc sixth assessment report chapter 9: buildings

Capítulo 9: Edificios, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, 2022

En 2019, el sector de la construcción generó 12 GtCO2-eq en emisiones de GEI, representando el 21% de las emisiones globales, con un 57% proveniente de la generación externa de electricidad y calor, un 24% de emisiones directas de CO2 in situ y un 18% de la producción de cemento y acero. Además, la demanda de energía final en edificios alcanzó los 128,8 EJ, siendo los edificios residenciales responsables del 70% de esta demanda y superando los 43 EJ en consumo de electricidad, lo que representó más del 18% de la demanda global de electricidad.

Embodied Carbon in the Building Sector

Embodied Carbon in the Building Sector, Annex 72 – Assessing Life Cycle Related Environmental Impacts Caused by Buildings, C Ramboll, 2022

Las decisiones de inversión en edificaciones realizadas hoy determinan en gran medida sus impactos ambientales a lo largo de décadas, implicando un equilibrio entre inversiones iniciales y potenciales ahorros a lo largo de su vida útil. La Evaluación del Ciclo de Vida (LCA) complementa la información económica al proporcionar datos sobre los impactos ambientales, lo que ayuda a tomar medidas para aumentar la eficiencia de recursos en la construcción.

AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR EUROPE

Air Quality Guidelines Second Edition, World Health Organization, 2000

4. NON-SCIENTIFIC REFERENCE ARTICLES

Balancing CO2 emissions in construction

Balancing CO2 emissions in construction, The construction sector needs to become aware of the necessary balance of its GHG emissions, EcoHabitar Magazine, 2023

This article underscores the need to balance CO2 emissions in construction, highlighting that a large part of primary energy demand and raw material consumption comes from this sector. Challenges in achieving carbon neutrality are discussed, and strategies for storing and capturing carbon in buildings, such as the use of bio-based materials and carbon capture and storage technologies, are explored.

CARBON-NEGATIVE CONSTRUCTION

Carbon-Negative Construction, Lucy Wang, Anthropocene, 2024

Article on a new generation of building materials aimed at actively removing carbon from the air: hempcrete, engineered living materials, mushroom panels, carbon-negative thermoplastics…

5. TRAINING

Master’s in Bioconstruction

Master’s in Bioconstruction, IEB Spanish Institute of Baubiologie

The growing interest in Bioconstruction is reflected in the demand for qualified professionals. The Master’s in Bioconstruction from the Spanish Institute of Baubiologie offers quality training backed by experts in the field. Aimed at students and professionals in construction, architecture, engineering, health, and environmental sciences, the one-year program combines online study with in-person seminars to provide a holistic and multidisciplinary approach centered on health and well-being.

Master’s of Lifelong Learning in Applied Bioconstruction and Eco-architecture

Master’s of Lifelong Learning in Applied Bioconstruction and Eco-architecture, University of Girona, UdG Foundation: Innovation and Training, Directed by Gabriel Barbeta Solà

The Master’s in Eco-architecture at the UdG is aimed at technicians and specialists in construction and building, with admission requirements including a degree in architecture, engineering, or relevant work experience. Program objectives include providing knowledge on bioconstruction, sustainability, and material life cycles, as well as developing skills in rehabilitation, bioclimatic analysis, and climate change mitigation strategies. Career opportunities cover sustainable construction, energy efficiency, and climate change adaptation in both the private sector and formal education.

MISMeC ETSAV

Master’s in Sustainable Intervention in the Built Environment (MISMeC), Polytechnic University of Catalonia ETSAV

The MISMeC focuses on disciplines related to the built environment, such as architecture and urban planning, with the goal of guiding professionals and future researchers toward sustainability. Students develop strategies to improve urban habitability, achieve carbon independence, and reduce resource use, addressing real projects in urban contexts and promoting carbon-neutral interventions to combat climate change.

Escola SERT

COAC School of Architecture, Official Association of Architects of Catalonia

Escola SERT offers a wide range of training courses adapted to the educational needs of various professionals in the architecture sector, providing courses, postgraduate programs, and master’s degrees focused on themes aligned with market trends and sector growth, with a special emphasis on the design of healthy and sustainable spaces.

6. REFERENCE INSTITUTES OR RESEARCH CENTERS

Parsons Healthy Materials Lab

Healthy Materials Lab is a design research laboratory at Parsons School of Design dedicated to promoting a world where people’s health is at the center of all design decisions. Their commitment includes raising awareness about toxic chemicals in building materials and providing resources for designers and architects to create healthier places for everyone to live.

ITeC, Catalonia Institute of Construction Technology

The ITeC Foundation is a non-profit entity dedicated to the research and development of technological products and services for the construction sector since 1978. Its mission is to improve efficiency in the construction life cycle through the generation and transfer of knowledge, while its vision is to become a global institution supporting the construction sector with a comprehensive focus on sustainability, digitalization, and industrialization.

Build Institute at Aalborg University

The Build Institute at Aalborg University, Department of the Built Environment, researches, consults, and teaches on complex issues in the urban, residential, and construction fields, with the aim of building a better and more sustainable society. They conduct research at national and international levels in close collaboration with companies, organizations, and public institutions in the construction sector, using specialized research groups and state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.

BPIE

BPIE is a leading independent center of expertise on the energy performance of buildings, promoting the transition to climate neutrality in Europe and globally. It is Europe’s main independent think tank on the energy performance of buildings. Its vision is a carbon-neutral built environment, aligned with the ambition of the Paris Agreement and in support of a just and sustainable society.

LIVING FUTURE INSTITUTE

The Living Future Institute is based on the belief that offering a compelling vision of the future is a fundamental requirement for reconciling humanity’s relationship with the natural world. It has developed the Red List, a list of chemicals representing “worst-in-class” substances prevalent in the construction industry that pose serious risks to human health and the environment.

7. INDISPENSABLE WEBSITES

Six Classes from the Green Science Policy Institute

The sixclasses website from the Green Science Policy Institute focuses on analyzing and avoiding the use of pollutants, highlighting the “Six Classes” of chemicals of concern present in everyday products that can affect our health. This approach helps to better understand these families of harmful chemicals, their functions, their use, and how to avoid them, thus preventing substitution with similar chemicals that could cause harm.

EU Public Health – Indoor Air Quality

Its Informed Product Guidance project consists of research on the health impacts of chemicals on building occupants, translated into easy-to-understand guidance through a color ranking and classification by building materials.

Circular Buildings Toolkit

The Circular Buildings Toolkit developed by ARUP allows for anticipating the future of projects. Circular economy principles have been translated into a prioritized set of strategies and actions relevant to real estate projects.

BAMB – BUILDINGS AS MATERIAL BANKS

BAMB is creating ways to increase the value of building materials. Buildings designed in a dynamic and flexible manner can be incorporated into a circular economy, where materials in buildings maintain their value. This will lead to waste reduction and the use of fewer virgin resources.

MADASTER

Madaster is a company of Dutch origin that received funding through the EU’s Horizon 2020 framework program and currently operates in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Its platform facilitates the circular construction and management of real estate and infrastructure in various ways. Important elements include providing information on the materials and products used, the CO2 stored in them, and the possibilities for dismantling them for reuse.

MATERIALS PALETTE

Developed by Architecture 2030, with the support of members of the Embodied Carbon Network (ECN), Materials Palette provides design guidance and attribute-based material specification to immediately and significantly reduce embodied carbon in the built environment on a global scale.

MATERIAL PYRAMID

Material Pyramid is a new online tool that offers an overview of the CO2 impact of materials in construction projects. CINARK at the Royal Danish Academy, School of Architecture, and Vandkunsten developed the interactive version of the Construction Material Pyramid.

GERNOT MINKE

Gernot Minke is an architecture studio based on an architect and academic from the University of Kassel, Germany, specializing in ecological and sustainable construction. Their website features more than 50 research and development projects and influential books such as “Building with Earth” and “Building with Straw Bales.”

IEA EBC

IEA EBC Annex 72 – Assessing Life Cycle Related Environmental Impacts Caused by Buildings, a program that fosters energy research and innovation in the building and community sectors through collaborative R&D projects among 26 member countries. Additionally, it provides detailed scientific reports and informative summaries aimed at policymakers to support informed decision-making.

OPALIS

At the European level, Opalis is a database founded by Rotor, a Belgian association that conducts research on the reuse of construction elements. Its website offers an overview of professional retailers selling building materials from dismantled buildings. The site provides access to information on materials, a map of distributors in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, and relevant technical documentation.

8. AWARDS

Catalonia Bioconstruction Awards

The Catalonia Bioconstruction Awards, promoted by the Catalonia Bioconstruction Guild, Firhàbitat, and the Bages-Berguedà Technical Inter-college, seek to highlight innovative solutions that prioritize sustainability in construction, promoting energy efficiency and environmental care. With the aim of encouraging innovation and awareness of the importance of bioconstruction, these awards recognize projects that integrate healthy environments, minimize environmental impact, and foster community participation.

Materia Award

The MATERIA award, a continuation of the TERRA, FIBRA, and TERRAFIBRA awards, highlights eco-responsible architectural practices that value local resources such as earth, stone, and plant fibers. These materials promote environmental sustainability, boost the local economy, and create jobs, while highlighting rehabilitation projects that encourage recycling and material diversity in contemporary architecture.

Terra Ibérica Awards

The Terra Ibérica Architecture Award, organized by the College of Architects of León and the Provincial Council of Palencia, seeks to recognize the quality of projects, works, or essays that highlight the use of raw earth as a distinctive element. Projects located in the Iberian Peninsula can participate, distributed in categories such as Housing, Buildings for other uses, and Innovation/Dissemination. The award promotes the valuation of architecture that uses raw earth, fostering innovation and dissemination in this field within the Iberian context.

Aga Khan Award

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning, historic preservation, and landscape architecture. It seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence. 128 awards have been given since 1977, highlighting projects that use local resources and appropriate technology in an innovative way.

9. ASSOCIATIONS WORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

ACAN UK

AuS – Architecture and Sustainability

AUS Arquitectes promotes sustainable habitats for the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants, advocating for the fight against climate change, energy efficiency, and the preservation of natural heritage. Its mission includes promoting best practices within the profession, demanding coherent legal frameworks, and raising social awareness.

With a vision of a more sustainable world, AUS seeks to develop a model of architecture and urban planning independent of carbon, promote resource efficiency, and value local identity to preserve historical heritage. Its board of directors, with a cross-generational vision, drives architectural decarbonization and intergenerational collaboration.

Bioconstruction Guild

The Catalonia Bioconstruction Guild was created to join forces and promote the sector from a perspective of health, ecology, circularity, and decarbonization. Its objectives include promoting healthy living environments, serving as a meeting point and support for professionals and entities in the sector, and advocating for the guild’s interests before the administration. It also seeks to address training gaps, establish synergies between sector agents, enhance research into new materials and construction systems, and promote the concept of health linked to construction through multidisciplinary working groups.

GLOBAL ABC

10. VIDEOS

YOUTUBE CHANNEL UNESCO Chair in Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures and Sustainable Development

The UNESCO Chair in Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures and Sustainable Development promotes the conservation and dissemination of architectural heritage built with earth. Through its YouTube channel, it shares lectures and activities that foster knowledge and research in traditional and sustainable construction techniques. This initiative seeks to integrate teaching, research, and training, relying on active learning methodologies and international cooperation to contribute to sustainable development and the valuation of constructive cultures.

Thanatia: The Earth’s Mineral Limits

Conversation Series, Thanatia. The planet’s mineral limits, Antonio and Alicia Valero

In the fifth meeting of the Conversation Series, with the support of the Club of Rome Spanish Chapter, Antonio and Alicia Valero presented their book Thanatia. The planet’s mineral limits, which addresses the need for a material transition to restore Nature and efficiently reuse resources. “Thanatia” highlights the excessive extraction of mineral resources and the lack of reuse, showing a future where the planet reaches its limits. It describes a world saturated with technological waste that pollutes and degrades ecosystems, affecting entire communities.

The Recivilization

Lecture, The Recivilization, Fernando Valladares

Fernando Valladares offers a lecture on his book The Recivilization at the Popular University of Albacete, addressing topics such as human identity, our majority water content, entrepreneurship, social organization, transcendence toward the common good, the solidarity code on the path, and the final goal: heaven.

A life dedicated to Urban Planning

Lecture, A life dedicated to Urban Planning, Architects, not Architecture, Jan Gehl

Jan Gehl (Denmark, 1936), architect, professor, and urban design consultant, has focused his career on improving the quality of urban life, reorienting city design toward the people of the cities: public life, pedestrians, and cyclists.

What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know

Lecture, What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know, TED Talk, Al Gore

In a passionate talk, Nobel laureate Al Gore analyzes the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his opinion on how we could solve the environmental crisis in time. You won’t want to miss his harsh criticism of fossil fuel companies for backtracking on their climate commitments, and his call for a global rethink of the role of polluting industries in politics and finance.

WITHOUT ENERGY

Lecture, ETSAV Vallès Inaugural Session, Antonio Turiel

Inaugural session of the 2023-2024 academic year at the ETSAV Vallès School of Architecture by Antonio Turiel, a scientist and communicator with a degree in Physics and Mathematics and a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Autonomous University of Madrid, who works as a Scientific Researcher at the CSIC Institute of Marine Sciences.

Keys to a sustainable energy transition

Lecture, Keys to a sustainable energy transition, Antonio Turiel

How to abandon fossil fuels without falling into collapse? Is an energy transition possible beyond renewable sources? Why are photovoltaic panels, the electric car, and green hydrogen not the solution to the energy problem? In this video, scientist Antonio Turiel explains the limits and possible solutions to the energy challenges of the future.

Hemp with The Architectural League of New York

Lecture, Hemp with The Architectural League of New York, Healthy Materials Lab

What if local regenerative agriculture were connected to building healthier homes? Building products made from industrial hemp, lime, and water offer a range of valuable features, including energy efficiency, fire resistance, mould resistance, lightness, and regulation of indoor climate and humidity.

Healthy Materials Lab is a design research lab at Parsons School of Design dedicated to improving the health of those most affected by toxic chemicals in building products by creating healthier, more affordable housing through research, education, and advocacy.

11. BOOKS

1) Stolen Focus – Johann Hari (2022)
Teenagers can only focus on a task for 65 seconds, and adults barely last 3 minutes. Johann Hari argues that we have lost our species’ superpower—and it is not only the phone’s fault.

2) Recivilisation – Fernando Valladares (2023)
The first book by one of our key references, a leading science communicator and climate activist at @la_salud_de_la_humanidad.

3) Without Energy – Antonio Turiel (2022)
The CSIC scientist and researcher analyses the interconnection between global problems, from the pandemic and resource scarcity to the energy crisis.

4) The First Thousand Days – Elisabet Silvestre and Elena Codina (2024)
The environmental health experts address health during pregnancy and the first two years of life.

5) Design for Resilience – Stuart Walker (2023)
Published by MIT, this book is conceived as a guide to resilience, through the creation of restorative designs to mitigate climate change.

6) Towards net zero carbon buildings – SuReal (2022)
SuReal is the company of the future—the consultancy that every architecture practice will rely on in a few years to tackle decarbonisation.

7) How the World Works – Vaclav Smil (2023)
Bill Gates’ favourite author seeks to explain a complex, interconnected planet where the dispersion of knowledge and the volatility of information prevail.

8) Humanising the Urban Environment – Jan Gehl (2004)
The seminal work by the Danish architect who has focused his career on designing human-centred cities.

9) Manual of Urban Ecology – Audrey Muratet & François Chiron (2021)
Residents of the planet’s most densely populated cities live in a state of extreme ecological poverty.

10) Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation –Paul Hawken (2021)
The regeneration movement is spreading rapidly around the world as a solution to climate change across multiple fields.

1) Material Health – Healty Materials Lab (2023)
This pioneering organisation in materials-toxicity outreach brings together expert perspectives for designing healthy spaces.

2) The Home Office – Elisabet Silvestre (2022)
One of the leading communicators on the health of inhabited spaces shares the keys to creating creative, healthy work environments.

3) The Climate Book – Greta Thunberg (2022)
Activist Greta Thunberg compiles essential essays by some of the world’s leading climate activists and scientists.

4) El Croquis – IBAVI (2023)
An El Croquis monograph on the Balearic Housing Institute (IBAVI), which manages public housing development and addresses the housing and climate emergency.

5) Upscaling Earth (2019)
Martin Rauch, an international expert in prefabricated rammed earth, explores—together with architect Anna Heringer and urbanist Lindsay Howe—the potential of earth as a substitute for concrete.

6) Thanatia. The Planet’s Mineral Limits – Antonio and Alicia Valero (2021)
The work of these thermodynamics engineers is essential to understanding the planet’s limits and the risks of consuming resources excessively.

7) Earth for All. A survival guide for Humanity (2022)
This book sets out what the systems change that would enable humanity to design a liveable future on a finite planet truly means.

8) Break Free from Toxins – Nicolás Olea (2019)
After years of research in environment and health, Dr Olea has created a guide to avoiding everyday exposure to toxins.

9) Reimagining sustainable cities – Stephen Wheeler and Christina Rosan (2021)
From an ecological and social perspective, this book identifies the urban design actions needed to improve the quality of life and health of our cities.

10) Less is More – Jason Hickel (2020)
Dr Jason Hickel proposes degrowth and reconnecting with the natural world as a solution to the climate crisis.

1) Your Healthy Home – Elisabet Silvestre (2021)
One of the country’s leading experts in healthy building biology brings together in this book the keys to making a conscious change in our home.

2) The new climate war – Michael E. Mann (2021)
The renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies divert action on climate change and proposes a plan to save the planet.

3) Biophilia – Eduard O. Wilson (2021)
The most influential biologist of our time speaks of “the innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes”.

4) The Uninhabitable Earth – David Wallace-Wells (2019)
“Those of us who live in a skyscraper in New York will die too.” Wells is one of The New York Times’ leading climate change journalists.

5) Designing Regenerative Cultures – Daniel Christian Wahl (2021)
Wahl proposes a “Whole Earth Catalogue”, exploring ways to rethink the crises we face.

6) Comment habiter la terre. Yona Friedman (2016)
A book to reconsider humanity’s place in the Earth’s ecosystem and to think about survival solutions for continuing to inhabit the planet.

7) From Passive House to the Passivhaus Standard (2014)
A practical explanation of the concept of passive architecture, the Passivhaus standard, and its application in warm-climate regions.

8) How to Avoid a Climate Disaster – Bill Gates (2021)
Gates analyses where the total 50 billion tonnes of CO2 that humans emit each year comes from and proposes a plan to bring emissions down to zero.

9) On Fire – Naomi Klein (2021)
If Gates proposes technology as the solution, Klein represents the radically opposite view, challenging companies and governments and calling into question the entire system we have created.

10) Flourish – Martin E.P. Seligman (2012)
The renowned doctor of psychology publishes the conclusions he has drawn after 15 years of studies on the five pillars of positive psychology.