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Categories: Urbanization
These 5 Cities Are Implementing Unique Climate Solutions
Even though cities cover only 3 percent of the earth's surface, they host more than half of its population and produce about three-quarters of global carbon emissions. Here are 5 cities implementing Unique Climate Solutions.
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Categories: Architecture
“First, Do No Harm”: How Sustainable Hospitals Can Elevate Public Health
A sustainable hospital is also known as a “green hospital”. The concept grew considerably in the last decades in healthcare to counter the conundrum of public health vs. the environment.
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Categories: Architecture
Top 4 Trends in Sustainable Architecture and Construction
Construction is still one of the least efficient and digitized industries worldwide. Nevertheless, in the last decade, there has been a considerable push from some of the industry leaders for better practices that are kinder to our planet
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Categories: Society
Small Islands, Large Impact: Sustainability Lessons From 3 Islands
Islands are among the most vulnerable places to climate change. Especially given that islands contribute to a fraction of the global greenhouse gas emissions, the climate change risks they're facing are disproportional.
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Categories: Society
Micro-living: 5 Reasons Why Bigger Isn’t Better
Taking a more serious and structured approach to downsizing, "micro-living" is now a dominant design and real estate trend. Officially, this term refers to homes that are up to 35 square meters in size.
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Categories: Technology
Top 5 Technology Trends to Change our Lives in 2022 and Beyond
In whatever ways the pandemic might continue to affect the world, there's no doubt we're set to have some technological advancements in the years ahead.
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Categories: Architecture
Top 6 Architecture Projects of 2021: Social, Sustainable, Sensual
However, even though the global health crisis kept disrupting on-ground operations, it by no means stopped creativity. 2021 brought the launch or development of some of the most ambitious architectural projects of our times, many of which united under the themes of sustainability, inclusion, and robust public spaces.
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Categories: Architecture
No-Touch Buildings: How Agile Construction Transformed This Office in Spain
The new restrictions and sensitivities introduced to our societies by COVID-19 forced many architects and designers to re-think and re-imagine our built environment. The result is an accelerating number of buildings designed to minimize touch, optimize fresh air flow, and manage foot traffic more efficiently.
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Categories: Society
These 4 Cities Are Striding Towards Carbon Neutrality
The world’s urban population more than quadrupled in the last 60 years and recently reached 4.4 billion, with no signs of slowing down. Hence, unsurprisingly, cities are responsible for about 75 percent of the global carbon emissions.
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Categories: Urbanization
Circular Economy in Construction: Why Training and Exposure Are Key for Transition
Following the industrial revolution, much of our consumption followed a linear model of “take-make-waste", and buildings are no exception. A rising alternative to this is the circular economy, a holistic approach to economic progress to benefit businesses, society, and the environment.
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Categories: Architecture
Common Data Environment (CDE) for BIM: 7 Questions Answered
The information and data used in the BIM process must be managed efficiently for the desired outcomes. The solution for this challenge: A Common Data Environment (CDE).
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Categories: Security
3 Ways Smart Algorithms Are Improving Building Security in 2021
Following a public health crisis, notorious series of cyberattacks, and the evolving nature of modern threats, people in all spheres — private, public, or commercial — have never been more invested in security.
