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Bookmark or Share- How can we make cities more sustainable? | World Economic ForumWith an ever-increasing global population and rising urbanization, creating safe, resilient and sustainable cities is right at the top of the green agenda. The United Nations included this mission among its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which together form a blueprint for collectively addressing the challenges the world faces.
- COP26: Here are 7 of the world's greenest buildings and best solutions ...The project showcases low carbon, sustainable building with a highly ecological specification, in a design that achieves two major sustainability certifications (Passivhaus standard and BREEAM Outstanding). Future climate data was generated and used to simulate various design scenarios to ensure the best, most robust long-term solution.
- How to build smart, zero carbon buildings - and why it mattersThe NUS School of Design and Environment 4 (SDE4) is the first newly built, net zero energy building in Singapore and is the first building in South-East Asia to be awarded the Zero Energy Certification by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI). The six-level building features an innovative hybrid cooling system to effectively reduce ...
- These innovations are creating the buildings of the future | World ...Global collaboration, through projects like the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation, is key to scaling sustainable building practices and meeting climate targets by 2050. As the world looks to accelerate efforts to combat climate change, innovative buildings and construction materials will play a critical role in meeting ...
- Why sustainable timber must become a core building materialFrom sustainable forest management to carpentry, encouraging the use of locally sourced, sustainable wood creates jobs and benefits local economies. Recognizing the environmental and economic impact of using wood in construction, some national governments are now moving to mandate that all new buildings must be constructed partially from timber.
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