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...
"We hope them to become green buildings" Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Environment Office suggested that four-story residential buildings or flats in the capital should apply an environment-friendly concept to ensure sustainable development. "We hope them to become green buildings," Jakarta...
Located on the dusty outskirts of the Burkina Faso town of Koudougou, the Lycée Schorge Secondary School shows what is possible when you mix traditional techniques and new materials. The school consists of nine modules arranged around a central courtyard,...
Rafe Bertram, sustainability lead at Meridian Water, Enfield’s 25-year, £6 billion regeneration project, spoke about sustainable development on projects large and small at a recent AJ event at Roca’s London Gallery Bertram opened his talk by describing six scales for...
Towards ensuring affordable and environmentally friendly living, the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) has called on private developers to build more green residential houses. NMRC Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kehinde Ogundimu, who made the call at an event organised...
The pandemic response highlighted how a chronic lack of safe and affordable housing is one of the biggest drivers of health and wealth disparities in our world.
To reinvent affordable housing, we must focus on innovations that champion...
A carbon tax reflecting the social cost of carbon is viewed as an essential policy tool to limit carbon emissions: high prices for carbon-emitting goods reduce demand for them. The carbon tax is generally levied on fossil fuels. Some countries have...
January 27, 2022 Green building leads as Design Build Network lists the top five terms tweeted on construction sustainability in Q4 2021, based on data from GlobalData’s Construction Influencer Platform. The top trends are the most mentioned terms or concepts among...
China’s first ‘Vertical Forest City’ has been completed, providing a home to around 500 people - and over 5,000 shrubs and trees. Though we may not think of tower blocks as green spaces, Italian architect Stefano Boeri has been disrupting...
A real estate firm, Landwey Investment Limited, has initiated Nigeria’s first interstate real estate development model called ‘WeyFlex’ to provide homes for Nigerians across the country. The firm also launched a Project Experience Center, a state-of-the-art facility, to showcase components...
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