A West Sussex council is taking its case to stop 475 homes being built on "vital green" land to the High Court. Plans for the development in Goring-by-Sea were approved on appeal by a planning inspector after being rejected by...
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...
Build small. Build sustainable. What may seem like sound advice for the UK housing industry seems to be much easier said than done. The UK is in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, the government’s Levelling Up agenda is...
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,...
THE FIRST UKREIIF CONFERENCE HELD RECENTLY IN LEEDS MADE IT CLEAR THAT SUSTAINABILITY IS ABSOLUTELY A PRIORITY FOR BUSINESSES, BUT FOR A BROAD RANGE OF REASONS. In an economy with a highly-skilled young workforce, and where unemployment has recently fallen...
A Lagos-based property developer, RefinHomes Ltd has called for environment-friendly housing projects as a means to mitigate the impact of climate change and improve healthy living among residents. The Managing Partner of the firm, Mr. Kazeem Owolabi, said this at...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in its sustained fight against crime in the capital of Nigeria, has raised an alarm over the overpopulated cashew forests in different locations housing criminals within the capital city.
According to FCTA officials, the...
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, has proposed N4.1bn in the 2024 budget for upgrading slums in 24 locations across 18 states. Through the project, the government will provide the selected slums with water supply,...
Three residents of Takum town in Taraba State have lost their lives following a severe windstorm that struck the area twice in two days.
The first incident, according to a resident, Mallam Maiwada Takum, occurred on Tuesday evening, April 2,...
• FG plans standards, sustainability in lighting industry If the country complies with United Nations convention to eliminate mercury from products and processes, Nigeria is to have financial savings of $2.47 billion in fluorescent lighting phase-out by 2025. The Senior Manager,...
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