The US housing market has plunged into a full-blown recession as tightened economic policy and surging expenses weigh on home builders. Builder confidence has plummeted for eight consecutive months, marking its worst stretch since the housing market imploded in 2007...
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...
Everyone in this day and age is talking about going green. Eventually, whether you like it or not, everyone will have to join the green movement. This is due to the fact that the earth cannot sustain us at...
India’s geographical location, large population, and rapid economic development make it highly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. Climate change and global warming are no longer debatable topics. The effects are clearly visible. Extreme weather events like heatwaves,...
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...
A former seafood processing plant in South Boston will become the one of the first demonstration projects for Mayor Michelle Wu’s push to slash fossil fuel use in new developments. Local real estate industry groups are fighting Wu’s proposal...
Ten years ago, The World Bank issued the first-ever green bond and laid out the first blueprint for sustainable fixed income investing, transforming development finance, and sparking a sustainability revolution in the capital markets. Green bonds have become a strategic...
OVER the past decade, the building and construction sector has come under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions. Estimates by the United Nations Environment Programme show the sector accounts for 38 per cent of all energy-related carbon dioxide emissions....
Tougher energy standards for new homes will be introduced in New South Wales, but small residential blocks and shopping centres won’t have to adhere to them because of developers’ concerns about added complexity and costs. Under a new policy announced...
The Federal Government on Wednesday commenced a process to review the Land Use Act. The Director, Lands and Housing of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Godwin Ityoachimin, disclosed this at the 27th conference of Directors of Lands in...
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