Danish Maritime Architecture Studio MAST has developed the “Land on Water” project, a system that provides an adaptable solution to building almost anything on the water: floating homes, campsites, even small parks, and community centers. The project represents a response to the acknowledgment of raising sea levels and increased risks of urban flooding, which has […]
World Green Building Council launches a guide to ‘Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment’ to support a global transition towards infrastructure solutions which focus on people The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has launched today (26 October 2022) a new industry guide on ‘Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment’, collating effective and practical […]
Sleek, sustainable and striking, the recent development by Haslob Kruse + Partners fuses past and present with an expansive wooden exterior made with sustainable leader, Kebony wood, which was selected to house over 60,000 precious maritime artefacts at Germany’s National Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven. Clad entirely in sustainably sourced Kebony Character wood and containing 2,300 […]
By Dr. Harpreet Seth, Head of Architecture at Heriot-Watt University Dubai To many, the metaverse is a new word, a concept born of the internet age, a distant and scary place to contemplate visiting. In reality, however, the first recorded use of the word was in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel, Snow […]
Lucideon unveils pioneering new test for mortar durability Construction industry testing specialist Lucideon has launched a pioneering new method to assess the durability of mortar. The company’s new special publication, “Determination of the Freeze Thaw Resistance of Mortar”, provides guidance around assessing the ability of mortars to withstand UK climatic conditions. Developed to be in […]
Yanmar, a global leader in the design and manufacture of construction equipment, has been on its zero greenhouse gas emissions path for over a decade. The scale of the challenge is huge – and success will be driven by economic considerations more than concern for the climate, believes Chief Strategy Officer Shiori Nagata. Japan is […]
British start-up’s ‘Peak XV’ tunnel demonstrates the potential of a radical new construction method to transform urban planning – by building underground infrastructure faster, more affordably and more sustainably than current techniques. hyperTunnel, the British technology company innovating underground construction, has revealed the world’s first entirely robot-constructed underground structure, built at its R&D facility in […]
As the UK Construction industry works towards reducing carbon emissions, John Smith, technical director at Donaldson Timber Systems, discusses why embodied carbon is critical to its success. The journey to Net Zero Carbon homes is well underway, with the first Building Regulations changes already in effect as we work towards the […]
Nick Cowley, CEO of MGI, discusses his company’s efforts to develop a detailed roadmap for achieving zero emissions. The snowballing climate crisis has introduced us to a long list of new words and concepts over the last ten years. Recently, I’ve been thinking about one of the latest – ‘greenwashing’. Greenwashing is an increasingly common […]
Aeromine’s patented innovative solution generates up to 50% more power than other sustainable energy options at the same or lower cost. Why the World needs a New Wind Energy Solution Renewable energy is crucial to mitigating climate change and creating a path to energy independence. Yet current rooftop options, such as solar panels and […]