Bioarchitecture draws on design principles from nature to construct buildings that work in ways that help tackle climate change and reverse environmental damage.
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Buildings are designed for people to live in, but what happens when no one is present or only half of the occupants are there?
We hope our work can help shape building planning and design. That could be classrooms that help us concentrate, or hospital waiting rooms that reduce our anxiety.
New York’s lawsuit against Trump could mean he and three of his kids are prevented from operating a business again in the state – but the IRS will determine whether federal tax crimes also took place.
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital city, is notorious for frequent building collapses. A risk reduction expert offers five recommendations on how to prevent these disasters.
Engineered wood is a sustainable alternative to cement and steel in construction.
Adapt to climate change with insulated walls, window shutters and reverse-cycle heat pumps.
North America’s 2021 extreme heat event should compel governments to scale innovations from leading cities and countries to advance resilient, restorative and renewable cities.
Almost 8 million Aussie homes lack sufficient insulation, use sub-par heating and cooling equipment, or are badly designed. These homes account for 18% of Australia’s emissions.
Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. Here are the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022.
Lessons from ancient architecture can help us design buildings that provide comfort and convenience without costing the earth.
Institutional failures, infrastructure, socio-economic challenges and disaster education influence Nigerian cities’ vulnerability to flood disaster.
Barns are practical buildings, designed to safeguard farm animals and equipment. Why are so many of them painted to stand out from the landscape?
After Fidel Castro took power, government plans to build new housing, schools and factories were hindered by sanctions and supply chain issues, forcing architects to come up with creative solutions.
Embodied emissions in buildings could be a hidden setback for carbon reduction targets.
Embodied carbon - carbon produced during a building’s construction - urgently needs reducing, and reusing buildings could help.
We must take significant and rapid action now, to ensure cities play their part in limiting dangerous global warming and withstand the climate challenges ahead.
One-tenth of global emissions result from the production and supply of building materials – and the construction process itself.
While the outcome of the 2021 federal election offered little in the way of change, it may have left Canada better positioned to make progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Private developers, building professionals and the government all share responsibility for building collapses.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Construction Technology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in Construction and Property, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer In Construction, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Sustainable Development
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Fellow and Senior Research Associate, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Texas at Arlington
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Reader in Politics, Cardiff University
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Assistant researcher, James Cook University