Editor's note: It is no coincidence that the use of technical textile products in the building and civil engineering sector is steadily increasing. In today’s fast-moving world，the true quality of a building and its harmony with human being and the nature are very important. To establish a high, long-lasting building quality, analysis of all the stages in the life of a building according to the different aspects of sustainability is taken, for sustainability is becoming a bigger and bigger factor within the overall construction market. Thus, lighter, thinner, more efficient, sustainable and intelligent textiles is a growing market for building.