The development is due to be completed by 2023 and will involve an investment of 580 billion yen

Brick World Review interviews Norbert Lantschner, a leading environmental sustainability expert, founder of CasaClima, current chairman of the ClimAbita Foundation, and SAIE consultant on energy issues and green building.

Amid the tentative signs of recovery, the industry clearly needs to look beyond the limitations of the past and abandon models that are no longer sustainable.

The new infill block from Wienerberger combines a classic look with a hi-tech core and is ideal for almost-zero-energy buildings.

A highly innovative solution in the field of prefabrication, Thermoreal^® SM is an external cladding system for thermal insulation of buildings consisting of prefabricated panels with soft-mud facing strips.