To ensure enhanced work safety, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), in collaboration with the FCT Fire Service, conducted fire drills and sensitization for staff on Thursday, 18th August 2022, at the Bank’s headquarters in Abuja. In his remarks,...
Going by the rising cost of building materials, many real estate developers have embarked on upward review of prices of housing units in their stock. According to findings by the Nigerian Tribune, most of the developers have jacked up their...
The United Nations has written a set of "principles for sustainable and inclusive urban design and architecture" for architects to sign up to called the San Marino Declaration, which architect Norman Foster is set to launch. Set to be ratified...
Net-zero housing will require changes to the concrete industry, not just in manufacturing standards but also changes in purchasing habits
The concrete industry is one of many looking at new manufacturing methods to reduce its carbon footprint – and net-zero...
Identify cost effective ways to reduce energy use and carbon emissions in your housing projects. Carbon Trust can help with all stages of your low carbon new build or retrofit housing project. We’ll help you create homes which are...
Africa plans to build a 8,000-km-long green wall to fight against climate change running for decades across the Sahel region.
Called “Great Green Wall”, the green wall will spans the Sahel region from Senegal in the West, to Djibouti in...
The environment is deteriorating, and this is why going green has become so important. Global warming, deforestation, water pollution and food shortages are all contributing to the world's environmental crisis. As a result, consumers are becoming more aware of...
For the past three years Swinburne University of Technology’s School of Engineering has been collaborating with Melbourne-based company ZERO Living to develop smart energy monitoring systems for the company’s all-electric, battery-powered homes. ZERO Living has partnered with Enphase Energy to...
Having recorded 2.3 per cent growth in 2021 following a number of contributing factors, built environment practitioners have expressed optimism that the real estate sector of the economy will do well in 2022. Some of them, while speaking on the...
The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) says it is focusing on the provision of organised rental housing by collaborating with the Family Homes Funds (FHF) Limited to kick-start a pilot scheme. According to the president of AHCN, Dr...
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