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Architecture
4 Ways Property Managers Can Save Energy
Four tips to help property managers and construction executives save energy and the different impacts they have on their buildings.
Architecture
Gaining Green Stars: Benefits of Green Building Certifications
Green building design is when architects, contractors, building owners, and regulators increase the energy efficiency of a building.
Architecture
Why Your Building’s Life Cycle Assessment Matters
Life Cycle Assessment used to be an expensive and lengthy process but assessment technologies like software and planning tools could shorten it tremendously
Society
#AccessForTheFuture: Why We Are Joining the UN’s Decade of Action in 2020
#AccessForTheFuture: Throughout 2020 and beyond, dormakaba will be joining the UN's Decade of Action to champion sustainable development.
Society
How Businesses Can Help to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
For businesses to succeed, they must invest in sustainable development and for the UN Sustainable Development Goals to succeed, business will be essential.
Society
Remote Work is on the Rise. Will Offices Become Obsolete?
Offices need to change, workers want an office that doesn't feel like one and can smoothly blend with their flexible lives.
Society
Here’s How Sustainable Cities Can Boost Gender Equality
Working towards an equitable future, the link between sustainable urban design and gender equality is no longer an afterthought.
Society
Dubai 2050: A Desert City’s Race to Be the World’s Most Sustainable
If building a green and sustainable oasis in the middle of the desert is possible in Dubai, there's no doubt it's possible everywhere.
Architecture
“A Room at the Top”: 7 Women Architects Who Made a Mark on the World
These 7 women architects are visionaries and continue to pave the way for younger generations to have an easier time to fulfill their dreams.
Technology
3 Ways Construction Sites Can Minimize Water Pollution
Celebrating this year's World Water Day, we identified three ways construction sites can minimize their impact on water pollution,
Architecture
6 Ways to Boost Occupational Health in Construction
This is a list of suggestions executives could follow to boost occupational health in construction for their colleagues and reduce “fatal four" accidents.
Architecture
5 Reasons to Use More Sustainable Timber in Construction
Sustainable timber in construction has invaluable contributions to the future of the industry, as well as the planet. It is durable and easily maintainable.
Architecture
The Challenges and Rewards of Net-Zero Energy Construction
Over the next 40 years, the world will add 230 billion square meters of new buildings, which makes net-zero energy construction more crucial than ever.
Architecture
Desert Dwellings: Ingeniously Designed Architecture in Drought Regions
In the twentieth century, architecture in drought regions was transformed by technical innovations and new materials like coated glass
Technology
How Industry 4.0 is Ushering in a Sustainable Era
Industry 4.0, combining physical operations and production with digital technology, is in use to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Society
Slums Can Inspire the Future of Cities. Here’s Why.
Despite the stigma about the word "slum", these informal settlements around the world are evolving micro-cities that are essential for the urban future.
Architecture
Disaster-resilient Architecture: How Architecture Can Reduce Risks
Disaster mitigation saves up to USD 13 for every dollar invested. Following are some ways disaster-resilient architecture contributes to this investment.