The demand for 'green', or environmentally sound buildings has been driven strongly by the global shift towards sustainable development as well as various push and pull factors. Unstable power supply and the opportunity to save on utilities are just...
There is a tension at the heart of how we build our world. We want our buildings and infrastructure to last. The projects we’re starting today are supposed to be standing 20 or 30 years from now. We also...
The UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) Julie Hirigoyen is set to step down as chief executive next summer, with the not-for-profit organisation announcing its search for her successor. Hirigoyen was appointed to lead the UKGBC in April 2015 after working...
Hong Kong can do a lot more to enhance its long-term sustainability by adopting nature-based decarbonisation practices and tightening regulations, an environmental conference has heard. Rosewood Hotel Group, a Hong Kong-based multinational hotel management group, was cited as an example...
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...
The urgency of rooftop solar uptake has only been accelerated by the current energy crisis, but the spread of PV to historic and landmarked buildings remains limited. In Europe, historic buildings constructed before 1945 represent at least a quarter...
LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, August 18, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As per The Business Research Company's "Single-Family Housing Green Buildings Global Market Report 2022”, the single-family housing green buildings market size is expected to grow from $105.26 billion in 2021 to...
The U.S. Department of Energy says that highway vehicles release about 1.7 billion tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere each year – mainly in the form of carbon dioxide – contributing to global climate change. These gases...
FINANCIAL institutions “can do more” to unlock the potential to scale up green housing finance, said a top central banker. Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governor Datuk Jessica Chew (picture) said that current financing activities are largely focused on the end...
On Thursday, Alexandria is witnessing the inauguration of the first international environmentally friendly sustainable project, “The Rise”, within the framework of the presidential initiative “Go Green,” to give global attention to sustainable environmentally friendly projects. Chairman of the General Authority...
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