#architecture News
Green Buildings
How schools are being built for extreme heat – without aircon
As climate change brings record heatwaves, architects are innovating to keep temperatures down in the classroom.
Green Buildings
Regulation and green building incentives only way for Hong Kong to meet net zero: Fredrick Leong
Emissions from Hong Kong's built environment cannot be ignored any longer, says the Sustainability Leadership A-List winner. While greening infrastructure could nip carbon emissions in the bud, regulatory and retrofitting hurdles in the city remain.
Green Buildings
Future-proofing the Philippines means rethinking how infrastructure is built and managed
EB Studio
Green building and regenerative asset management strategies could strengthen infrastructure and curb mounting economic losses in the Philippines amid increasing climate threats.
A 700-kilometre sea wall is to be built to protect northern Java from flooding. But critics warn that the US$50 billion mega-project is a short-term solution that could exacerbate regional inequality and add to Indonesia's debt burden.
Green Buildings
Cooling down urban campuses: Can AI do it in a sustainable way?
Carbon & Climate
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2023
#architecture Opinion
Exploring the environmental trade-offs of modular construction in meeting Indonesia’s housing and climate targets.
Infrastructure to prevent flooding in cities has benefits for preventing urban heat.
There are several environmental silver linings due to the global pandemic, with green lessons that we can learn from this alternate reality. What is the future of design for the communities we live, work and play in?
Covid-19 is forcing cities around the world to face the reality that they're ill-prepared for emergencies. It’s time to reinvent the modern urban center with an eye toward fully equipped health systems and state-of-the-art digital infrastructure that incorporates unanticipated risks.
Policy & Finance
Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change
#architecture Videos
Carbon & Climate
Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow
Moving away from narratives that spell fear of climate-related catastrophes, "Tomorrow" tells stories of how ordinary people -- from Icelandic volcanoes to Indian slums -- employ innovative ways to fight the effects of climate change.
Urban rewilding is about conservation, but it’s also about reconnecting people with the natural world.
China's city of Shenzhen will play host to the world's largest waste-to-energy power plant by 2020, which will be capable of burning 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily. Here's how they're doing it.
Green Buildings
Frank Gehry’s ‘brown paper bag’ is green
The newly opened Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney boasts more than 25 sustainable design features and has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
#architecture Podcasts
Green Buildings
How do we build zero carbon cities?
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In the second episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how to build zero carbon cities in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
