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COP29 Highlights: Key Takeaways for Cities and the Built Environment

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From commitments to climate finance and carbon markets to renewable energy and resilience-building, the summit's decisions provide a roadmap for transforming cities into hubs of climate innovation and adaptation. Below are the key takeaways from COP29 for the built environment and urban spaces. Read more »

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Unpolished Narratives: Exposed Materials in Latin American Affordable Housing

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Limited access to financing, the prevalence of self-construction, and the spread of informal settlements are interconnected factors shaping the built environment. This question is particularly significant in the Latin American context , where unique conditions go beyond cost concerns, whether imposed or unavoidable.

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Looking Forward to COP28: Can Decisions About the Built Environment Save Us From the Climate Crisis?

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The themes for this year are Technology & Innovation, Inclusion, Frontline Communities, and Finance. The COP presidency has launched a consultation on thematic areas, encouraging international stakeholders to highlight the most pressing issues that should be prioritized in COP28. Read more »

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MIT’s Master of Real Estate Development Program Offers Scholarships for Students Interested in Sustainability, Finance & More

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Candidates for the MSRED degree come to the Program with several years of experience within the built environment. Our groundbreaking MSRED degree presents a program that is rigorous, concentrated, multidisciplinary and geared toward direct application.

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Architecture Collaborations: What are Public-Private-Partnerships?

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In the context of architecture and urban development, PPPs are increasingly being used to address the complex needs of growing cities, helping to finance, build, and maintain critical projects that would be difficult for either sector to accomplish alone. But what exactly are PPPs, and how do they function in the built environment?

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A BETTER WAY HOME looks at six solutions to America's multifaceted housing challenges at the National Building Museum

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Opening on October 21st, A BETTER WAY HOME is an extension of the museum’s Equity in the Built Environment series and showcases six winning projects from the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge , which awarded $20 million over a three-year span to exemplary solutions to the problem in the areas of housing construction, housing finance, (..)

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Goldman Sachs invests in affordable housing initiatives

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“You’ve got to, one, have a place to call home, and two, that’s got to be a safe environment for not only Black women, but Black girls that are growing up in those houses.”

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