This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 9 - Industries and Innovation, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities, SDG 12 - Consumption and Production Circular design has low whole life carbon ...

Circularity, the practice of recirculating used materials through harvesting, recertifying, and testing, could make construction projects be delivered at a lower cost than by using virgin materials ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The terms “net-zero” and “sustainable buildings” may evoke images of the shiny, new ...

The climate crisis demands that we retrofit them—which won’t happen at scale until architects start seeing themselves as political actors. As an architecture critic, I’ve always maintained that the ...

Holcim has launched the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy, an open-access online training program on circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and regenerative design concepts. Developed by Holcim ...

We’re not living in a natural outcome of human needs and behavior. The built environment as we know it—buildings and the spaces between—does direct damage to our minds. Land use planning has had ...

From “Life Between Buildings” to “Human Transit,” Island Press has played a critical role in building the catalogue of ...

As energy demand accelerates at a previously unimaginable pace, the question becomes: "How do we generate more power?" While expanding generation capacity is vital for long-term energy security, it’s ...

When one thinks about a diverse environment, indoor areas usually don’t come to mind. However, indoor environments are ripe for microorganisms, which can enter on humans and via exchanges with outdoor ...

BuiltWorlds recently released 2024 Venture & Investments Report showed a year-over-year increase in venture capital (VC) deals in the built environment, despite a decrease in inflows. This activity is ...