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British AEC groups urge government action on embodied carbon regulations

Archinect

RIBA President Muyiwa Oki said: “Our message is clear — embodied carbon regulation is critical to reaching net zero. As built environment professionals, we understand our duty to reduce emissions and have been leading the charge. We now need urgent action from the next government to deliver a greener future that we deserve.

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UN Secretary-General calls for significant changes to the cement industry ahead of 2050

Archinect

In an address to the Global Cement and Concrete Association in Zurich on Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres laid out his vision for changes to the industry he says are “fundamental to building a better world.”

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Balmori Associates seeks a landscape designer as the industry's award season blooms

Archinect

” Among the responsibilities for the role are conducting “thorough research on site conditions, historical context, local ecology, and zoning regulations,” and developing design proposals incorporating sustainable materials, technologies, and living species. Bilbao's Abandoibarra Master Plan by Balmori Associates.

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Building the Future: The Rise of Modular Construction in the Middle East

ArchDaily

© Marc Goodwin | Expo 2020 Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed away from its actual site, within controlled factory settings, using identical materials, and adhering to a set of codes and regulations.

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Tourism Gentrification in the United States: How Short Term Rentals Impact American Cities

ArchDaily

Image © Dave Burk Airbnb has undoubtedly disrupted the hospitality industry, inspiring an ecosystem of companies leveraging the sharing economy such as co-living startups. Pendry Manhattan West / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Read more »

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Coming Fast: A Driver of Industry Change

SW Oregon Architect

The second is a two-part series by blogger Graham McKay on his Misfits’ Architecture platform (with input from Mohammad Saad Ahmad ) that questions whether BIM is driving the industry, or the industry is driving BIM. These tools would automatically generate code-compliant designs.

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Takk creates mobile child's bedroom made of construction waste

Deezen

The founders of Spanish studio Takk have added a mobile child's bedroom made of concrete blocks and recycled insulation to their industrial apartment in Barcelona as part of ongoing work on the space. Atop the foundation, stacked concrete blocks support a wooden enclosure that's accessed by wooden steps and a small yellow door.