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Saudi Arabia lowers predicted number of residents at The Line by 2030

Deezen

The Line mega-city, which is the flagship development for Saudi Arabia's Neom project, will allegedly house fewer than 300,000 people by 2030, down from an original goal of 1.5 When the project was introduced, estimates for how many people would live in the mega city in northwestern Saudi Arabia by 2030 ranged from one million people to 1.5

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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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Sustainable Architecture Can’t Save the Planet. Change My Mind.

Architizer

This is an optimistic goal considering it requires a 45% drop in emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050. According to CDP research The Time to Green Finance , portfolio-related emissions — tied to what institutions invest in, rather than what they ‘do’ at HQ — are estimated to be 700 times higher than official industry figures suggest.

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

Renovation is not only a new creative frontier for architects, it is the future of architecture: according to Deloitte estimates, up to 90 percent of future development will involve re-designing existing buildings. At this point, adaptive reuse is mainstream, and the carbon-saving benefits are well-known (and widely touted).

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

This is a type of solar financing agreement replaces the upfront costs of a solar system with a lease with a third-party owner or solar developer who will take care of the design, permitting, and installation of the entire system. Not all owners or developers would like to own solar installations and come up the up front cost themselves.

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"Hard to find causes for optimism" say architects as COP27 begins in Sharm El-Sheikh

Deezen

It is estimated that Africa, for example, needs about $53 billion annually in finance by 2030. It is positive to see organisations such as Architecture 2030 having a presence as representatives from the built environment sector. We should be circumspect about placing much hope in this process.". "It

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