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...
Can you imagine a world in which the built environment around us is 3D printed from living materials? That buildings will germinate, bloom, wither, produce new kinds of material, and eventually return back to the soil? To Grow a...
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...
Procurement power is major pillar of the Biden administration’s Federal Sustainability Plan. As the country’s single biggest landlord and one of its largest energy consumers, the federal government’s purchasing power can either drive markets toward energy efficient innovation, or...
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...
Digitalisation in the construction industry is in full swing: data and open data interfaces are becoming increasingly important
Digital transformation has gained significant momentum in recent years. The fact that digitalisation in the construction industry is pointing upwards is not...
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...
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,...
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...
The Construction Industry: A Major Contributor to Climate Change
According to the World Economic Forum, the global construction industry contributes around 38% of total global carbon emissions. The number of buildings constructed worldwide every week could fill a city the...
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