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Architecture 2030's new CARE Tool helps measure the carbon reduction of retrofit projects

Archinect

A new metric measuring the amount of carbon reduced in reuse projects is changing the way practitioners of the built environment can quantify the success of retrofit projects of all types and sizes.

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Ethics in Architecture

SW Oregon Architect

Some estimates project a cost of up to $1 trillion (USD). Designed to be car-free and powered by renewable energy, it's part of Saudi Vision 2030. Initial construction began in 2021, with a completion target of 2030. An unimaginably huge project like The Line poses an obvious ethical quandary.

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Dear Architects: If You Really Want to Be More Sustainable, Start Prioritizing Reuse Projects

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. Unfortunately, renovation rates lag behind IPCC-estimated requirements. Existing buildings are a key to a climate smart built environment.

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Everything you need to know about Saudi mega-project Neom

Deezen

It forms part of the Saudi Vision 2030 plan to diversify the country's economy in order to reduce its dependence on oil. Neom is working to ambitious timelines, with much of the project set to be built by 2030. The aim is for one million people to be living in The Line by 2030. Where is Neom? When will Neom be built?

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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 This interview was conducted by Lisa Richmond. How is the COP process a lever for policy change?

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Rethinking Urban Futures: Planning the Path to Decarbonization and Sustainable Cities

Architizer

This interview was conducted by Vincent Martinez, Architecture 2030 President and COO. 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. Finally, the fifth question is about how we’re building that form.

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Primary school of the future: biophilic building

e-architect

Mark Brown, consultant at TG Escapes, comments: “It is a completely biophilic environment providing outdoor learning for the majority of the curriculum. The layout, landscaping and design is considered to create a stimulating, wholesome and healthy environment. Estimated grid operational carbon saving: -338 tCO2e.