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[00:03:15] From building with wood to recycling
[00:03:18] concrete, the construction industry is looking for ways
[00:03:22] to reduce its massive carbon
[00:03:23] footprint,
[00:03:27] but it's still early days for change in the sector.
[00:03:33] One new sustainable approach and much more coming up tomorrow
[00:03:37] today.
[00:03:42] Could this soil be the answer to the construction sector's dirty little
[00:03:46] secret? We have to really speed up things
[00:03:50] and we have to drastically transform the way that
[00:03:53] we handle and consume resources at all
[00:03:55] ways to improve it. One of levels.
[00:03:58] Every week a truck load of soil. an old aircraft hanger in
[00:04:01] Berlin. It looks just like regular dirt because it
[00:04:04] is, but squashed
[00:04:06] colleague are in one of into blocks, it becomes something potentially revolutionary,
[00:04:09] compared to traditional clay bricks making the soil blocks emits
[00:04:13] 97% less carbon dioxide. A revolution
[00:04:16] is needed because in environmental terms the construction industry is
[00:04:20] filthy. The building sector is the world's biggest
[00:04:23] polluter. According to the UN, between 2024 and
[00:04:26] 2025, it accounted for 34% of. global
[00:04:30] CO2 emissions over the same time period, that's more than the
[00:04:33] automotive and aviation sectors combined. One
[00:04:37] reason is the way traditional building materials are made. To
[00:04:41] make them strong enough to use, clay bricks are baked in furnaces that hit temperatures
[00:04:45] exceeding a, Celsius, and they have to spend several days in the
[00:04:49] oven. Those kilns are typically powered by fossil fuels and
[00:04:52] release massive amounts of soot and carbon dioxide into the
[00:04:55] atmosphere. It's very cheaply and very fast.
[00:05:00] built with no intention of lasting longer than 40 to 50
[00:05:03] years, which is
[00:05:05] insane.
[00:05:08] as soon as they're no longer wanted, buildings often raised to the ground.
[00:05:12] and lot of that debris just sends up in
[00:05:14] landfill.
[00:05:19] Christian Gater Earthbound hopes his blocks could change
[00:05:22] this. The soil for them is taken from excavation was a
[00:05:26] construction site on the outskirts of Berlin. Germany's
[00:05:29] federal environment agency reports demolition and construction waste like
[00:05:33] this comprises the country's biggest
[00:05:36] different destiny. We were very interested in this
[00:05:40] sort of d-value chain of excavation. material being moved from the
[00:05:44] construction side and then just deposited in land filled as
[00:05:47] waste, so we thought there was great potential and actually using this
[00:05:51] resource. after reaching Christian site, the soil
[00:05:54] is first dried and broken up, then mixed with a tiny bit of water
[00:05:58] and
[00:05:58] compressed.
[00:06:03] there's two things that really come together here, one is that the production
[00:06:07] process doesn't use any other chemical binders, which on
[00:06:11] the one hand means that it's very, very... low in terms of CO2 emissions
[00:06:14] and on the other hand, it also means that there are no toxic gases or
[00:06:18] any toxic substances released in the process when a building is
[00:06:22] constructed from the material. The
[00:06:24] eco bricks compete with their traditional counterparts in terms of their ability to
[00:06:28] bear loads and can support building of up to 17 meters
[00:06:31] tall, four or five stories high. Each brick can withstand
[00:06:35] roughly 29 metric tons of pressure before breaking. That's
[00:06:39] roughly the weight of 15 cars. box
[00:06:42] can be laid with mortar and plaster also made from earth, rooms in
[00:06:46] houses made from them are cooler and more humid. i really hope
[00:06:50] that we can sort of take on the conventional masonry um
[00:06:53] construction sector and substitute a significant share of
[00:06:57] what nowadays built with carbon-intensive and also
[00:07:00] materials that are not recyclable at the end of the life
[00:07:03] cycle with the earthbox that we are producing which are 100%
[00:07:07] made from waste materials uh very low in terms of co2
[00:07:10] emissions during the production. and at the end of the life cycle, most
[00:07:14] importantly, we can recycle them to new earth building products without
[00:07:18] any loss of value or without having to add any new
[00:07:21] materials.
[00:07:24] this is Sinansen, a researcher at the natural building lab at Berlin's technical
[00:07:28] university. she helped design Germany's first building to use
[00:07:32] recycled wood in load bearing capacity, but using
[00:07:38] the picture. every part of construction is always
[00:07:41] needing and you always extract new materials, you always invest more
[00:07:45] energy, you and we invest um resources
[00:07:48] and and you also cause emissions, and that's something I think we have
[00:07:51] to, we have to keep them back our heads, that even the most
[00:07:55] sustainable construction
[00:07:58] um is still causing all these things and um
[00:08:02] the actual most sustainable kind of construction is not constructing at
[00:08:05] all. scena's project will be a minerals museum for her
[00:08:08] university, she hopes the use of secondh wood will spare property to...
[00:08:13] to follow suit,
[00:08:16] i think what also good about circular economy is that it's
[00:08:20] it's is supporting - maybe the development of business
[00:08:23] models that are focusing more on refurbishment and more on
[00:08:27] transformation instead of new construction and
[00:08:30] demolition, so this may be also then an opportunity to
[00:08:33] drive um industries and
[00:08:36] and economies into more sustainable
[00:08:40] direction.
[00:08:42] Preventing demolition, repurposing buildings and using eco-friendly
[00:08:45] materials are hallmarks of circular
[00:08:47] construction.
[00:08:50] At scale, the practices could help sustainably house the
[00:08:53] 2.5 billion more people. The UN says will live in
[00:08:57] urban areas by
[00:08:58] 2050.
[00:09:02] But what about air quality in those cities? There are different
[00:09:08] them, surprisingly
[00:09:09] simple.
[00:09:13] Ja Chen from the Technical University of Munich and our
[00:09:19] the city's parks. Over the course of several months,
[00:09:23] they've been taking measurements here and elsewhere in Munich to
[00:09:27] verify their calculations.
[00:09:29] They showed that urban green spaces can absorb
[00:09:32] surprisingly large amounts of
[00:09:34] carbon.
[00:09:38] We found that urban vegetation in Munich offsets about.
[00:09:42] 2% of the annual human induced
[00:09:45] carbon emissions produced by the city's
[00:09:47] inhabitants, however, during some summer
[00:09:51] hours, natural vegetation can completely compensate for the
[00:09:55] emissions produced by human activities or absorb
[00:09:58] even more than that.
[00:10:02] but not all vegetation is equally effective,
[00:10:05] using this device, the researchers can, for instance, measure
[00:10:09] photosynthesis activity in grass. In other
[00:10:12] words, how much CO2 it absorbs? At the same
[00:10:16] time, they look at how much of the greenhouse gas is released
[00:10:19] back into the atmosphere through soil
[00:10:22] respiration. They're finding. show that over the
[00:10:25] course of year, lawns are actually a net source of
[00:10:29] CO2, contributing more emissions than they
[00:10:32] remove. trees are more effective carbon
[00:10:36] stores, while shrubs and bushes can also offset at
[00:10:39] least part of a city's
[00:10:40] emissions.
[00:10:44] we also developed a model to determine the flow of
[00:10:47] CO2, in other words, where carbon
[00:10:50] dioxide is absorbed and where it's emitted. you can
[00:10:53] think of it as map. showing exactly where in the city
[00:10:57] CO2 is being taken up and where it's being released. recommend
[00:11:05] more
[00:11:10] greenery in cities, especially more trees, because they
[00:11:14] also offer other benefits beyond carbon
[00:11:16] storage.
[00:11:23] we've shown that urban vegetation can absorb CO2.
[00:11:26] but trees can also cool cities down, help clean
[00:11:29] the air, and they have positive psychological
[00:11:33] effects. my children are always happier when
[00:11:36] they're outside in green
[00:11:38] spaces.
[00:11:42] her recommendation, city planners should pay more
[00:11:46] attention to urban greenery. it improves
[00:11:49] the quality of life for residents
[00:11:53] city's carbon balance.
[00:11:58] Barcelona showed it can work,
[00:12:01] Paris, Vienna,
[00:12:04] London and Ghent in Belgium followed
[00:12:07] suit. Now it's the German city of Nuremberg's turn to
[00:12:10] experiment with Super blocks when standard city
[00:12:14] blocks are grouped into zones that emphasize car-free public
[00:12:17] spaces.
[00:12:20] A jungle gym going up a playground in
[00:12:23] Nuremberg. Feda is member of an
[00:12:26] initiative to reshape the Gustenhoff neighborhood.
[00:12:30] The city supports the project, and in the summer of
[00:12:33] 2025, introduced street closures and
[00:12:36] pedestrian zones. Since then, the challenge has been to
[00:12:40] bring the newly created public spaces to
[00:12:42] life. The goal is to significantly
[00:12:46] improve quality of life for everyone in the neighborhood by
[00:12:50] keeping out through traffic and creating little oases
[00:12:54] for the people. Oasen gibt's für für alle menschen
[00:12:57] hier
[00:13:03] would
[00:13:06] have been impossible. Now people meet up here to chat.
[00:17:37] so who should take the initiative? residents or local
[00:17:40] authorities? experts say there's no one size fits all
[00:17:44] solution.
[00:17:47] on the one hand, it strengthens legitimacy when residents
[00:17:50] themselves demand these kinds of
[00:17:52] changes. on the other, it can mean that
[00:17:56] neighborhoods that have lots of politically articulate and active
[00:18:00] residentschen
[00:18:06] sozusagen.
[00:18:46] Projects like this create room for playing, outdoor dining,
[00:18:50] trees and for all the cultural and social activities people
[00:18:53] need. In September
[00:18:57] 2026, the decision will be taken on whether the
[00:19:00] temporary changes will be made permanent. Its proponents
[00:19:04] will do all they can to ensure this new public space.
[00:19:07] will in the future remain filled with life rather than cars
[00:19:11] and
[00:19:15] how are landscapes changing outside cities? Germany's
[00:19:18] countryside is no longer devoted just to farms,
[00:19:22] renewable energy is now harvested there as well, and
[00:19:26] that can be controversial.
[00:19:29] Around 60 kilometers east of Berlin, you'll find the Merka
[00:19:33] Schweiz, idilic nature park that's a popular recreational
[00:19:36] destination. for the city's residents, the question
[00:19:40] is, for how much longer renewable
[00:19:43] energy developers are moving aggressively into the
[00:19:45] region. if investor plans move
[00:19:48] forward, large solar farms will be built along the park's
[00:19:52] edges. opposition has been growing in the nearby town
[00:19:56] of Munchbag where an initiative has stepped up its
[00:19:59] campaign against the project.
[00:20:03] we need the energy transition and we need to protect the climate, but we
[00:20:06] shouldn't be doing it. everywhere and regardless of the cost,
[00:20:10] some gems like nature parks need to be preserved,
[00:20:14] kept free of large technical installations in the
[00:20:16] landscape.
[00:20:19] though understanding the concerns, the local chapter of nature
[00:20:22] non-profit warns that pitting climate protection against
[00:20:26] nature conservation is a bad
[00:20:28] idea. janzama is also
[00:20:32] active in the initiative. his
[00:20:34] farm borders one of the sites being considered for solar
[00:20:38] park,
[00:20:41] he's harvesting kale today, together with his
[00:20:45] partner, zama grows produce for the Berlin
[00:20:48] market, the farm was... their dream, and
[00:20:52] one they had long pursued. The couple
[00:20:54] moved to Munchag 17 years ago to be as close as
[00:20:58] possible to nature. They use horses instead of
[00:21:01] tractors, that keeps the soil from compacting,
[00:21:05] allowing it to retain more water.
[00:21:09] Organic farming on 70 hectares, sustainable
[00:21:12] practices that work, but plans for
[00:21:16] solar parks could now change things.
[00:21:50] hard for me as a citizen to look at those vested interests and
[00:21:53] say, yeah, you have a great idea, no, I don't
[00:21:57] think it's a great idea,
[00:22:01] the farmer fears for his livelihood, we
[00:22:04] tried to speak with the investors about his accusations, but
[00:22:08] received no response. the
[00:22:10] utility company initially agreed to an interview, but
[00:22:14] later told us it had withdrawn from the
[00:22:16] project.
[00:22:19] the playing field is anything but level, according to
[00:22:23] him, the investors offered his landlord 20 to 30
[00:22:26] times more than he could ever afford as a farmer. from
[00:22:32] the nature park itself is it
[00:22:34] stake.
[00:22:37] when farmland is repurposed from food production to electricity
[00:22:41] generation, farmers stop being partners. young people
[00:22:45] will no longer have the opportunity to cultivate this land in a meaningful
[00:22:48] way,
[00:23:20] made those alternatives very lucrative,
[00:23:24] they can lease lands not to farmers, but to energy
[00:23:27] investors.
[00:23:36] says the issue goes beyond just changes to the landscape, it's also about the energy transition creating winners and
[00:23:40] losers.
[00:23:43] example, if someone leases land for a wind
[00:23:46] turbine, they can earn around 5000 to 7000.
[00:24:20] as it is, why he asks, should solar arrays be
[00:24:24] built in a protected area?
[00:24:27] the beauty of solar power is that the panels don't care where they
[00:24:30] are, they just need to face the sun. that means
[00:24:34] renewable electricity can be generated on sealed
[00:24:37] surfaces, rooftops and parking lots.
[00:24:40] there they don't cause problems, on the
[00:24:42] contrary.
[00:24:44] officials in Munchbag say they're carefully reviewing all the
[00:24:48] arguments and the decision has yet to be
[00:24:51] taken, conservationist
[00:24:55] has seen similar disputes elsewhere, and how they
[00:24:58] end.
[00:25:01] in Brandenburg, there's a law stating that municipalities have
[00:25:05] to receive financial compensation when solar
[00:25:08] farms or wind turbines are built, and
[00:25:12] since public budgets are tight almost everywhere, there's
[00:25:15] a strong incentive for local authorities to make land
[00:25:18] available for.
[00:26:02] specifically talking about land owned by farmers to strengthen their
[00:26:05] economic stability, and that
[00:26:08] can include investing in renewable energy,
[00:26:12] investition in erneuerbare
[00:26:14] energien.
[00:26:18] for now, has to just wait and see what the authorities decide. land ownership
[00:26:21] plays a crucial role in the issue, both for him
[00:26:25] and for Germany's energy
[00:26:26] transition.
[00:26:32] Speaking of renewable energy, here's a great
[00:26:35] question from our viewer Bernard in
[00:26:38] Ghana.
[00:26:41] How do solar panels
[00:26:43] work?
[00:26:46] Solar panels, also called solar modules are made up of
[00:26:50] number of solar cells linked together. About
[00:26:53] 95% of all solar cells are currently made from
[00:26:56] silicon obtained from quartz sand. It's
[00:27:00] melted and cleaned in a complex process. the
[00:27:03] resulting silicon is cut into thin slices called
[00:27:06] wafers. to make the cell electrically conductive, the
[00:27:10] silicon is intentionally contaminated or
[00:27:12] doped, some wafers with
[00:27:15] boron, others with
[00:27:17] phosphorus.
[00:27:20] when the wafers doped with boron and phosphorus are placed
[00:27:23] together, excess electrons migrate from the
[00:27:26] phosphorus silicone layer into the boron silicone layer.
[00:27:30] this leads to a surplus of electrons at the bottom and a shortage of them at
[00:27:34] the top. Similar to battery, solar cells have
[00:27:37] positive and negative poles. When
[00:27:41] sunlight strikes the cell, electrons are released in the
[00:27:44] silicon boron layer. Since they're negatively charged, they're
[00:27:47] drawn to the positive pole. Solar cells
[00:27:50] also have metallic conductors at their top and bottom. The
[00:27:54] free electrons travel along these tracks, generating an electrical
[00:27:58] current as long as the sun is shining.
[00:28:06] When more light strikes the surface, more power is
[00:28:09] generated. To increase yield, solar modules are
[00:28:12] usually connected in series and linked up to form larger
[00:28:16] systems. But even small modules can
[00:28:19] generate enough electricity for everyday needs, more
[00:28:23] than 11% of all renewable energy already
[00:28:26] comes from solar energy, increasing trend, it's
[00:28:30] a form of energy with almost infinite.
[00:28:32] potential:
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[00:29:44] Today we are talking about problems that are becoming more frequent,
[00:29:48] fatigue, lack of energy, problems with the heart and a decrease
[00:29:51] in fitness. With us is Dr. Jasmina Ćorović
[00:29:55] Kuburović. Good day, doctor. Good day and thank you for
[00:29:58] the invitation. People often really think that fatigue is normal.
[00:30:02] But very often behind that is a lack of energy at
[00:30:05] the cellular level and precisely there coenzyme
[00:30:09] Q10 plays an important role. Doctor, what is actually Q10 and why is it so
[00:30:13] important? Coenzyme Q10 is a substance that participates in the creation
[00:30:17] of energy in our cells. BMT
[00:30:20] Coenzyme Q10 is supported by vitamins and antioxidants
[00:30:24] that protect cells from damage additionally, of course,
[00:30:27] contribute to the vitality of the body, and what is especially
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[00:30:34] Q10 is microencapsulated, which
[00:30:37] means it is protected and much better absorbed by the body. Precisely
[00:30:41] this technology enables Coenzyme Q10 to have a stronger and
[00:30:44] more stable effect in creating energy at that cellular
[00:30:48] level, especially in the heart which consumes the most
[00:30:51] energy. To whom is Dr. BMTQ10 especially
[00:30:54] recommended? It is recommended for people who experience fatigue
[00:30:57] and exhaustion, those who have a deficiency.