Thibault Demoulin
CTO
Oxara
Zurich, Switzerland
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My organisation
Today, the construction industry generates more than one-third of global waste and is responsible for approximately 40% of global CO2 emissions. There is a dire need of material solutions that are sustainable and at the same time circular, cost-effective and available at large scale. That is the ambition of Oxara, an ETH Zurich spin-off founded in 2019, to provide such materials. Oxara develops circular, cement-free, and low-CO2 materials derived from excavation and construction waste that offer viable alternatives to conventional construction materials, produced and implemented using the existing infrastructure of the construction industry—ensuring seamless integration into current processes and maintaining cost-effectiveness.
About me
I'm passionate about conserving materials — and when that’s not possible, transforming them into something just as meaningful.
This mindset has guided my journey from conservation of archaeological iron, wood and stone to production of building materials based on construction and demolition waste.
Whether digging into the past or designing for the future, I see reuse as a creative opportunity, that I fully embrace through the ETH spin-off Oxara.
Interests
- Building materials
- secondary materials