With an estimated energy cost of only $2.35 per year and an anticipated savings of 507 pounds of carbon emissions per occupant, Australian architectural firms The Sociable Weaver and Clare Cousins Architects have created a luxurious, cost-effective, yet modern 10-star sustainable home. This is Australia’s first 10-star carbon positive home and judging from the ending […]
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Whether it’s Dubai’s 1,378-foot self-sustaining Da Vinci tower or Harvard Engineer Jeff Wilson’s 352-square foot Kasita Home, the world is beginning to embrace the green construction industry. From eco-friendly architectural firms to robotic brick layers to recyclable building materials, wasteful construction sites and energy-sucking skyscrapers are being replaced by fully sustainable structures. Case and point: […]
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Already being used in China to mass produce apartment complexes, 3D printing technology is changing the way people think about housing and construction. Taking up few thousand feet, Dubai – with the help of Cazza Construction – unveiled its plans to “build the world’s first 3D printed skyscraper.”
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According to the Dutch construction firm KWS – a VolkerWessel company, “asphalt is responsible for 1.6m tons of CO2 emissions a year globally, making up two percent of all transport emissions.” Their solution to the problem: to develop a revolutionary plastic road made up of recyclable materials that is not only lightweight but also capable […]
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Whether it’s the Ecopolis Lilypad designed to accommodate 50,000 future ecological refugees or Waternest 100 – the eco-friendly floating home powered by solar panels, European architects are revolutionizing the green construction industry. The goal is rather simple: to slow down climate change, reduce CO2 emissions, and reduce our carbon footprint with alternative living solutions.
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Dubai is prepping to host the World Expo in 2020 – the first one to be held in the MENA & SA (Middle East and Northern Africa & South Asia) region. The United Arab Emeritus (UAE) selected the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,” sub-themes being Sustainability, Mobility, and Opportunity. Staying true to its World […]
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