The carbon footprint is transforming building evaluation, integrating life cycle analysis into decision-making. It highlights architectural massing differences: 1 kg of polystyrene equals 6.68 kg eqCO₂, while 1 kg of adobe equals 0.02 kg eqCO₂. This shift requires mastering various calculation modes, making environmental assessment tools essential for construction, challenging traditional notions of lightness and heaviness.
Philippe Rizzotti
Philippe Rizzotti is a Paris-based architect and researcher specializing in sustainable and reversible construction. He founded his practice in 2010 after founding and working with the Exyzt collective, codesigning the French Pavilion at the 2006 Venice Biennale. A laureate of the Holcim Awards, AJAP, and Europe 40 Under 40, he focuses on public projects in the arts and sciences, such as the Biome greenhouses in Besançon and interventions at the Cité des Sciences in Paris. Associate professor at ENSAP Lille and PhD candidate at ENSA Versailles, supervised by professor Susanne Stacher. He lectures internationally and curated the 2021 exhibition Housing Footprint in Paris.