A new interpretation of local materials: innovations, technologies, researches

The concept of material and sustainability are constantly evolving areas; they have become the key factors of different sectors, disciplines and researches. In particular, the construction sector, it is always stronger the need to interrelate skills and identify new scientific methods of research approach, in order to face the complexity and often the contradiction between the theme “materials and consumption of resources” and “sustainability”. For this purpose, the present paper deal with theoretical reflections derived from the research group, following the preparation of ITACA Protocol. In specific, attention was focused on the study of bio-materials criteria regarding residential field, with attention on local materials manufactured in Calabria. Moreover, the paper highlights the critical nature and evolution of the concept of local material and innovative technologies in the choice of constructive techniques to be use in building sector. These aspects are analyzed through researches carried out on case studies.