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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. Beyond designing housing and schools, we transform systems for regulating, financing, building and improving informal housing across the Global South.

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5 things developers should know about mass timber

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Erik Barth Regulations Mass Timber Wood The Changing Built Environment The U.N.’s climate summit in 2019, Gensler co-CEO Diane Hoskins introduced the Gensler Cities Climate Challenge (GC3), our firmwide commitment to carbon neutrality in our work and operations by 2030. The IPCC report notes that an additional 2.5

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The Future of Architecture: BioDiverCities and Nature-based Solutions (NbS)

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In January 2022, the World Economic Forum issued the BiodiverCities by 2030 report with a key message: “Transforming Cities’ Relationship with Nature.” They inspire sustainable practices, green spaces, efficient resource management and climate regulation.

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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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The next steps for a sustainable, decarbonized future

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K-12 Schools Healthcare Facilities Office Buildings Public Health Labs Regulations Energy-Efficient Design Green Specifications Insulation Energy Efficient Roofing Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction For building owners and developers, the push to net zero energy and carbon neutrality is no longer an academic discussion.

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Retention of existing buildings must be "the starting point" for major London developments

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Released last month, the two-part London Plan Guidance package sets out how significant developments will need to report and cut down on waste and whole-life carbon to further the city's goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2030. Retrofitting is the "lowest-carbon option". Read: Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo.

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Legal challenge launched against UK's "unlawful" Net Zero Strategy

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Cambridge University engineering professor Julian Allwood told Dezeen the strategy is too focused on fledgling, future technologies , while the RIBA and other architecture industry groups believe more policies are needed to regulate embodied carbon. Various companies have pledged to reach net-zero sooner than 2050.