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The Army Corps of Engineers reveals initial coastal resiliency plan for New York City

Archinect

The Army Corps estimates construction on the $52 billion project would begin in 2030 and be complete by 2044. Army Corps of Engineers has released a 569-page report outlining a coastal storm risk management feasibility study. The New York District, North Atlantic Division of the U.S.

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Solar cars will be "normal within 20 years" says Lightyear's head engineer

Deezen

According to Cornagliotti, who is Lightyear's lead solar engineer, solar-assisted cars like this will be "normal within 20 years" once mass production is scaled up and prices are brought down. For this fundamental reason, an electric car needs to be inherently more efficient than an internal combustion engine car. Solar Revolution.

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Architects "could be very important" to Africa's Great Green Wall says Elvis Paul Tangem

Deezen

Increasingly extreme weather conditions are making it impossible to farm in many parts of the region, where an estimated 135 million depend on degraded lands for their livelihoods. It could be very important if we could have some advice from architects and engineers when we are doing these large projects."

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The Future of Architecture: Changing How Housing Is Built in the World’s Most Disaster-Prone Countries

Architizer

Architecture 2030 ’s mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. We estimate there’s an opportunity to save 4.8 AIA, is a Senior Fellow with Architecture 2030 and a thought leader on climate and the built environment.

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Essay: Will Our Future Be All-Electric?

Dwell

But a Stanford study published in early 2022 estimated that the methane leaking from gas stoves in the U.S. The price of switching to electric was much smaller than Pires’s team expected: an overall cost increase of about 1 percent, he estimates. Burning natural gas in any setting is bad for the climate and bad for human health.

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Primary school of the future: biophilic building

e-architect

The carbon calculation shows that Whole Life Carbon (WLC) will be 201kgCO2e/m2 which comes well within the RIBA 2030 target. Estimated grid operational carbon saving: -338 tCO2e. This exceeds the RIBA 2030 target for schools. Architects: Design Engine. photography : Peter Blundy/Design Engine. Whole Life Carbon.

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Fast Tracked

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Reporting methodologies can vary based on the unit of measurement, estimated project life span, or how a project’s area is defined. The group, which is led by the Carbon Leadership Forum, Architecture 2030, Building Transparency, the U.S. They could talk about the total carbon footprint of the concrete used.