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Carbon Construction Challenge: a team game to explore carbon

Build the most sustainable building by efficiently managing resources

Objective

Build the most sustainable building by efficiently managing resources

Low-carbon construction introduces a new factor that must be considered by all stakeholders while minimizing its impact on other metrics or outcomes. In this game, you will have to make the right choices when selecting architectural methods or balancing the cost and carbon impact of your construction. Will you be able to convince your teammates to make the right decision?

GAME MODES

Cooperative play – from 2 to 5 players, You are playing as one team.

Each player gets a secret role with specific objectives. In 30 minutes, convince your team to make the right choices without revealing your constraints. At the end, score your performance: 1 point (lost), 2 (close win), 3 (well done), 4 (carbon heroes). In competitive mode, two teams build an apartment with the best carbon footprint. The team with the lowest score wins.

Competitive play - from 4 to 10 players, You are playing as two teams

In this mode, teams are playing against each other. The goal of the game is to build a 3-storey, 25-unit apartment building in the suburbs of Lyon, with the best carbon footprint possible. The winning team is the one with the lowest overall score

ITEMS INCLUDED

→ 1 notebook to assess scores → 4 constraint cards → 25 role cards: Architect, Manufacturer, Economist, Engineer, Promoter → 1 deck of 102 construction item cards:Energy system (10 cards), Structural partition (8 cards) Ground Floor Slab (8 cards ), Parking Spot (8 cards) Partition (6 cards), Facade Insulation (10 cards) Windows Assembly (18 cards), Facade (12 cards) Building Geometry (6 cards), Roof (8 cards) Intermediate Floor Slab (8 cards)