Researchers in the United Kingdom are generating microbes that might be able support a building’s subsiding foundation. Additionally, a computer ...
Upcycling of waste from the construction industry
StoneCycling, an Amsterdam-based startup, made it its business to produce interior equipment that is based on waste material of the building sector. By ...
The resilience of the built environment
How old and abandoned buildings can be revitalized, is exemplified with these eight projects. The designers and architects found unique ways to introduce ...
Sydney’s Opera House: culture meets sustainability
Australia’s probably most iconic landmark, the Opera House in Sydney, also stands out when it comes to sustainability. It has been awarded a four- ...
The interplay of architecture and diplomacy
An art and photography exhibition in the Simon Preston Gallery in New York portrays how the modifications to the US embassy buildings in Havana reflect the ...
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity systems for buildings
So far pumped-storage hydroelectricity systems are only found throughout the world on a large scale but there are barely any systems on a small scale. Two ...
Hands-on initiatives for more urban resilience
The Rockefeller Foundation started the 100 Resilient Cities project to enhance the resilience of cities against natural hazards. Melbourne and Sydney are ...
Buildings becoming intelligent
This is the first era of the advanced use of IT, analytics and cognitive capabilities to make individual buildings and entire portfolios of buildings more ...
Thawing permafrost puts arctic cities at risk
Buildings in arctic cities start to crumble because the permafrost is thawing caused by the climate change. In Norilsk, a Russian city with 177,000 ...
New pathbreaking energy management product announced
Zen Ecosystems announced the launch of a new product: Zen HQ. It distinguishes itself from previous energy management systems in being far more cost- ...
