The homes in the Ordnance Lane project in York will be built to certified Passivhaus standards and will have net zero carbon emissions in operation, with energy generated by renewables on site. Passivhaus, dubbed the gold standard by...
Universities face a unique problem: global demand for quality tertiary education is on the rise and shows no sign of abating. For TU Delft, one of the top universities in the Netherlands, the answer was clear: designing a new,...
Dezeen has announced the sustainability longlist for Dezeen Awards 2022, which features over 80 of the world's best recently completed sustainable buildings, interiors and designs. The longlisted sustainability projects in this year's three categories feature designs from studios in 29...
Green building practices have gained momentum in Bangladesh as eco-friendly bricks are being widely used for all manner of construction in a bid to reduce the environmental degradation caused by conventional brick kilns. The Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI),...
Lagos State Government has lifted the suspension order on granting planning permits for land extension at Banana Island and Osborne Foreshore Schemes. The state’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, who disclosed this in a statement,...
The global construction industry is expected to add 230 billion m2 of new construction by 2060. With concrete being the second-most used substance (behind only water), today's sustainability efforts have focused heavily on lowering the operational carbon between the...
With nearly half of Nigeria’s population living in poverty, avoiding the challenges of living in a rented apartment is a dream only a few can afford to accomplish in a lifetime. Owning a house of any size and in any...
The Plateau government has inaugurated the construction of 844 housing units at Zanwra in Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of the state
for workers. Speaking while performing the ground-breaking ceremony, Gov. Simon Lalong of the state
described the housing unit...
Docklands student tower set to be one of world’s tallest volumetric buildings Modular builder and developer Tide Construction has received full approval for plans for a 48-storey student housing tower on the edge of Canary Wharf set to provide 1,068...
Not many people are aware that Building projects require an approved Building plan, whether it’s for a residential or commercial piece of Real Estate. Many people also have a faint idea of Building permits and Building control regulations but...
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