Sara Cultural Centre in Skellefteå: White Arkitekter
Sara Cultural Centre building design by White Arkitekter in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, wins an architecture award at Holcim Awards 2021: contains Wood Hotel in Lapland
Kigali Green City Project, Rwanda, Africa
Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda, by East Africa planning, design, architecture and engineering practice FBW Group, to feature renewable energy, rainwater harvesting, wastewater management, recycling and reuse of water and sustainable transport solutions
Lightbox 23 net zero House Portland
Lightbox 23 was designed by Steelhead Architecture. Many custom home projects have achieved the net zero status but very few developers have committed to this level of high performance construction.
English woodlands construction resource news
English woodlands construction resource: a consortium of experts in timber construction and engineering is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment
The right balance for sustainable design
As designers, we are acutely aware that many built environment concerns connected were fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Find the right balance for a holistic approach to sustainable building designs
Harris Academy Sutton, London School Building
Harris Academy Sutton, London design by Architype Architects, UK’s first Passivhaus certified secondary school, and the largest Passivhaus school building in the country, powered only by a single domestic-scale boiler
Concrete is causing climate catastrophe
“Concrete is causing climate catastrophe. It is time to break the silence”, say The Concrete Generation, Sweden: “We need the UN climate development goals to recognize sustainable materials like wood to create a healthier planet”.
Climate and Biodiversity Emergency News
Climate and Biodiversity Emergency declared by leading UK landscape architects: they call on landscape architecture firms around the world to act in response to climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse.
Green rooftops to be new normal
Why green rooftops should become the new normal for cities: Strelka KB study, carried out during the COVID-19 lockdown, shows that greening strategies have multiple positive effects
BRE News, Building Research Establishment
BRE Renationalisation proposed by the Fire Brigades Union – privatisation of the Building Research Establishment ‘exposed as a disastrous decision, opening the testing regime to commercial pressures’
Cityzenith Digital Twin for Las Vegas, Nevada
Cityzenith’s Digital Twin for Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, enters second phase: ambitious project to help building owners transition to net-zero carbon emissions using innovative technology
C40 Clean Construction Declaration
Four mayors from leading world cities including Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest have pledged to halve emissions from all construction activities by 2030.
Furla Headquarters, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa Italy
New Furla Headquarters in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, province of Florence, Italy, design by GEZA Architettura – workplace design highlights the integration of industrial architecture into landscape
27th World Congress of Architects: UIA2020RIO
27th World Congress of Architects: UIA2020RIO news – the planet’s largest international gathering of architects – global architectural event by The International Union of Architects (UIA) & Brazilian Institute of Architects (IAB)
Ravine House, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Ravine House, Chesterfield, England, by Chiles Evans + Care Architects – restoration and extension of 1967 home – a damp and cold structure, seemingly beyond help
University of Salford Friends of Energy House
Build Test Solutions (BTS) join the University of Salford Friends of Energy House 2.0, a community of like-minded industry partners who are committed to fighting the climate emergency
Expandable House Batam, Riau Islands
Expandable House, Indonesia design by ETH Zurich learns from rapidly expanding fringes of Asian cities like Batam, the world’s fastest-growing in 2015: new sustainable dwelling type
‘t Centrum Westerlo, Belgium: Kamp C building
The most circular office building of the Low Countries can be found at Kamp C in Flanders, Belgium, the living lab of the Province of Antwerp for sustainability and innovation in the construction industry
