Throughtout 2022, SUSTAINORDIC hosted knowledge gathering and stakeholder/citizen outreach events at the Nordic Democracy Festivals.

Through eight events, SUSTAINORDIC engaged 220 citizens and stakeholders including architects, urban designers, decision makers, influencers and game changers to discuss perspectives and share experience around the question of what does it take to implement a truly sustainable construction sector in the Nordics?

Watch recordings from knowledge gathering tour debates here

The first phase of SUSTAINORDIC focussed on knowledge gathering. Now, the key take aways from a series of knowledge generation activities has been clustered into four focus areas or topics. Each of these topics will be further explored in four articles and round table discussions with the purpose to have a deeper understanding and wider debate.

How can we work with place-based community design and architecture? Construction should be defined by the context in terms of local material and resource availability, cultural, social, and aesthetic context as well as legislative context. How can we work actively with architecture as a community shaper and a nudger of sustainable behaviour?

Read article on Perspectives on Place-Based Architecture here

Read roundtable discussion recommendations on Place-Based Architecture

In a concerted effort to redefine the trajectory of construction practices in the Nordic region, stakeholders from across the field of planning and construction convened for a roundtable discussion focusing on how to design legislation towards Sustainable Construction and Architecture in the Nordics.

Read the article "Legislation and Policies to Pave the Way for Sustainable Architecture" here

Read more about the roundtable discussion on legislation here