Nov 2, 2021 · Bamboo is a sustainable, versatile and rapidly replenishing material. The construction of Heart of School helped facilitate Bamboo U, which teaches architects, designers, engineers, environmental advocates and enthusiasts how to build and design with bamboo, promoting the use of the material in architecture in Bali and beyond.

Jan 22, 2024 · The market for sustainable buildings is moving much faster than regulators due to growing tenant demand for spaces that reflect and support their sustainability goals. But regulation is increasing, and it's becoming much tougher – both directly through building performance standards, and indirectly through corporate disclosure mandates.

Jun 21, 2017 · For example, Changde, Zhenjiang, Zibo, Wuxi, and Suzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Chongqing will require all new commercial buildings to be green buildings. In the pursuit of even more sustainable buildings, more than 90% of China's commercial building owners plan to have at least one net or near-zero energy building in the next ten years.

Jun 3, 2024 · The World Economic Forum's Nature Positive: Guidelines for the Transition in Cities explores how cities can build sustainable and resilient environments. Externally, the towering mounds constructed by termites might not look like engineering wonders, but these complex structures can inspire today’s architects to design more efficient and ...

Jun 22, 2022 · Rather than retrofitting a centuries old technology to be sustainable, it is time to embrace sustainable alternatives and explore other breakthrough material. Traditional construction companies should lead the industry and leverage their market power to promote sustainable materials and processes for everyone’s benefit.

Jan 24, 2023 · It’s working with architecture, engineering and construction company BuildX Studio to create a new regional value chain and market that will literally build demand for sustainable timber in construction and help support reforestation. The CSFEP is engaging relevant stakeholders interested in supporting and investing in a climate-smart forest ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Climate tech could hold the key to creating more livable, resilient and sustainable cities. Between 2020 and 2021, climate tech investments soared to $56 billion . However, experts estimate that global spending on the transition, including areas such as retrofitting buildings, could reach $275 trillion between 2021 and 2050 .

Oct 6, 2022 · In many ways you were a real forerunner of that, but can you talk a little bit about sustainability, sustainable architecture and what that means to you? At Kéré’s Serpentine Pavilion, a temporary structure located in Kensington Gardens, rainwater funnels into the center of the structure before irrigating the landscape to highlight water ...

Nov 30, 2021 · Mass timber has been around for decades, and a lot of the work to prove its usefulness has been done. Many of the technical barriers have been cleared and fire-safety issues have been worked out, according to Vincent Martinez, President of Architecture 2030, a non-profit think tank created to help reduce the climate impact of the built environment.

Aug 19, 2019 · The Netherlands is building a reputation for sustainable architecture. The Edge, Deloitte Netherlands’ location in Amsterdam, has been hailed as the world’s greenest office space, achieving the highest BREEAM score in its category.