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The construction sector is booming: a steadily growing world population demands new houses, roads and bridges. Forecasts predict that today's built-up area will double by 2060. But the question is: What will the future of humanity be built with? Concrete and steel have shaped the face of modernity. But they devour energy and produce greenhouse gases on a scale we can no longer afford. The documentary series shows that the answers already exist: Around the world, the houses of the future are being built, researchers and architects are developing building materials that are not only significantly more environmentally friendly, but could even be used to "repair" climate change. And quite often, the building materials of the future are those from the past - combined with new, exciting technology.