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Sara Kulturhus by White Arkitekter was the most significant building of 2021

Deezen

Despite these concessions, the structure is estimated to store twice as much carbon dioxide as is believed to have been emitted during construction, which, according to White Arkitekter, is enough to make the building carbon negative over its lifetime. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Patrick Degerman.

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Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Dwell

When the pandemic began in 2020, Hawaii’s economy reeled. We’re the state with the most regulations and hoops that you have to jump through in order to provide housing," says Cassandra Abdul, executive director of the Maui-based housing nonprofit N? But transplants shouldn’t necessarily expect a warm welcome. Hale O Maui.

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Fast Tracked

Landscape Architecture Magazine

As municipal governments, developers, universities, and corporations begin to collect emissions data, either voluntarily or to comply with local regulations, experts say that the building sector will need better standards for reporting embodied carbon data. “We Image courtesy Climate Positive Design.

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Homeless housing is "a Band-Aid" for UK shortages says Peter Barber

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Barber estimates he has designed buildings with 250 rough sleeper bed spaces in London during his career of 40-plus years. Regulations restricting the use of combustible materials introduced by the government and London mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire make it difficult for architects to specify timber.

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Together for the Terroir

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Baker says the Glass Fire in 2020 started just up the road from Larkmead and burned in a U shape around the winery. “It One of several design options developed by Ann Baker Landscape Architecture that respond to drought and wildfire regulations and are available for free online. We had a lot of burnt trees on the river.”.

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The Future of Architecture: Can the Concrete Industry Achieve Carbon Neutrality?

Architizer

In 2020, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) released a groundbreaking public commitment to transform how concrete is produced and consumed. Government regulations also deter this. Taken together, these two benefits are estimated to shave up to 30 percent off its carbon footprint when compared to Portland cement.

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More Virtuous Circles

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Architecture 2030 estimates that the embodied carbon of materials will account for 72 percent of emissions associated with new construction between now and 2030. Emma Blanc Paysage’s 2020 renovation of Place de la Bastille with reused granite curbstone. Prodded by new laws, designers join France’s emerging circular economy.

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