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5 things developers should know about mass timber

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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. Engaging manufacturers, structural engineers, and industry experts early and throughout the design process is a key to success.

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LPA President Dan Heinfeld announced retirement

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During Heinfeld’s 37-years as president, LPA created a new model for a diverse design studio with architects, engineers, landscape architects and interior designers focused on tackling the largest issues facing the built environment. The firm was an early and passionate advocate for the U.S.

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Buildings With Less Embodied Carbon (Part 2 of Sustainability in Construction)

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What are the materials we commonly use to build, how are they made, where do they come from and how sustainable are they? If we want to truly want to create carbon neutral buildings by 2030, we will see that the questions about materials are just as important as the energy usage after completion of a building.

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KAAN Architecten and LOW Architecten to renovate the headquarters of the National Bank of Belgium

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Aligned with the Bank’s commitment to social responsibility and sustainability, the consolidation of staff into a single building, NBB1, is slated to be completed by approximately 2030. The result will be a recognisable headquarters that embodies sustainability, openness, and beauty while retaining its timeless grandeur.

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MVRDV transforms Shenzhen skyscraper into colourful women and children's centre

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Retaining and refurbishing a building is more sustainable than demolishing and building anew, particularly when a building is this young and contains as much concrete as this structure," MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs told Dezeen. The photography is by Xia Zhi.

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Rutledge Flats by HASTINGS

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With rents rising15% in the past year alone and a projected 50,000-unit deficit by 2030,the city’s housing crisis shows no signs of slowing. In 2019 the Tennessee Housing Development Agency reported that over45% of Nashville, renters are housing cost-burdened: spending more than 30% of their income on housing-related expenses.

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Ground granulated blast furnace slag in concrete production

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GGBS in concrete production A group of 13 experts from across structural engineering, concrete and cement industries, construction, academia, and civil society have collaborated on a paper that reviews the use of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) in concrete, and examining ways that this may change in the future.