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Southeast Asia is at risk of extreme weather events due to climate change. A partnership between Australia, South Korea, Japan and Singapore will leverage Australia’s wind and solar capacity through the construction of two major renewable energy projects.
Inspired by the environmental advantages of wood construction, the European city recently passed groundbreaking legislation mandating that all new buildings constructed after 2025 consist of at least 20% wood or other biobased material
The property developer and builder aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2025 and absolute zero by 2040. Here’s what its head of sustainability says other firms can do to reach aggressive targets
To determine how to lessen the climate impact in the short and long term, researchers in Sweden took a comprehensive look at a highway project and its associated supply chains
Stadium design concept by Urbis Brisbane, Queensland, was chosen as the host city of the 2032 Olympics, an undertaking that promises a raft of new construction in the decade ahead. Brisbane will be the smallest city by population to host the Olympics since 1952, but its new and existing venues will rival the largest hosts.…
Companies have discovered that when waste plastic is reprocessed, it makes a great ingredient for roads, creating stretches of highway that are more robust and long-lasting than those made using traditional materials
The UK government wants net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But can the country’s construction industry – which currently produces a whopping 40% of those emissions – overhaul the way it works to help achieve this?
Here’s a look at how Studio Projects in Bluebeam helped promote environmental sustainability in the AEC industry last year
As the construction industry becomes greener and net-zero buildings emerge, one company explores what it would take to create a zero-carbon construction future.
One company is aiming to use its innovative 3D printing technology to change residential construction as we know it
With the world’s population set to top 9 billion by 2050 and increasing pressure on global resources, urban design will inevitably steer toward sustainable outcomes as never before
Digital software solutions are an important part of the construction process, helping users to save valuable resources from the planning stage onward.
Biophilic design is more than just an aesthetic – research confirms a full range of health, environmental and economic benefits, according to a recent book
The COVID-19 pandemic – particularly the social changes brought as a result of early lockdowns – have forced tall buildings to become more environmentally mindful
Hempcrete is a bio-composite material that can serve as an alternative to traditional lime, reducing the carbon impact of the resulting concrete mixture while improving its insulator-like and energy-retaining properties
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