Buildings account for 1/6 of the world's freshwater use, 1/4 of the world's timber harvest, and 2/5 of the world's material and energy flow. In other words, buildings take away a lot of our environment. Green buildings are a...
The Works and Housing Minister, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has tasked the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) to find lasting solutions to the incessant cases of building collapse in the country. Fashola, who gave the charge on Tuesday...
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,...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Teenage climate activists in Nigeria's largest city are recycling trash into runway outfits for a “Trashion Show.” Chinedu Mogbo, founder of Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative, a conservation group working with the activists, said the show was designed...
On Sunday, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, issued a seven-day notice to building owners situated within the seven meters setback on Orchid Road, Agungi, Ajiran, Conservation Road, Osapa, and alongside...
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...
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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...
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 article is written by Rusmir Musić, Upstream Operations Officer, IFC, assisted by Autif Sayyed, South Asia Lead, Green Building Program, IFC and Nandita, Education Consultant, Green Building Program, IFC January 4, 2022 Given the global pandemic, sustainability is no longer...
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