International Green Building Conference 2017
The International Green Building Conference 2017, held in Singapore from 12—14 September, gathered more than 1,000 participants to discuss the theme, "Build Green: Be The Change".
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Green homes for Indonesia’s migrant farmers
The first prize winner of the International Tropical Architecture Design Competition was an 11-storey marvel featuring hydroponics, water harvesting technology and built using recycled building materials, waste plastic and glass bottles.
News / Green Buildings
The missing brick in green buildings: The occupant
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A building can never really be green if the people inside it aren't. Building owners need to give their occupants a nudge in the right direction, experts said at a recent Building and Construction Authority event in Singapore.
News / Cities
Building the world’s greenest city
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Vancouver—the mountain-fringed, bicycle-friendly, pot-loving host of the 2010 Winter Olympics—wants to be the world’s greenest city by 2020. Here's how the city is trying to reach that goal, and reaping economic benefits along the way.
News / Green Buildings
For more liveable cities, take a leaf out of nature’s book
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To bring nature back into our cities, we should look at the lessons she has to offer us, said speakers at the International Green Building Conference 2017.
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