A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.
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In Zambia, a project using local materials to build houses, instead of imported steel and concrete, resulted in benefits for small businesses and artisans.
A hemp renaissance could transform the construction industry – this fast-growing crop sequesters or stores carbon and has multiple environmental benefits and practical applications.
As more companies feature wood and other bio-based products in their offices, what are opportunities and limitations of making corporate net-zero carbon pledges about building materials?
People love to connect with nature and that’s possible with vertical gardens on high-rise developments. But gardens need a gardener to keep things under control.
Changes to the way houses and other buildings are constructed could lower energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
A building designed to be easily taken apart so the components can be reused is a model for much less wasteful construction. It reduces resource use and environmental impacts, and can be cheaper too.
Australia is in the midst of a solar energy boom, yet it is lagging behind other countries when it comes to ‘building-integrated photovoltaics’ - solar cells built into the very fabric of buildings.
South Africa needs to develop low-cost housing solutions that are inherently comfortable and environmentally sustainable. Green roofs could be part of these solutions.
Buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Efforts to reduce emissions should no longer be voluntary.
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Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Retired Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology
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Assisant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director, Green Infrastructure Performance Lab, Dalhousie University
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PhD researcher, Curtin University
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Professor of Industrial Engineering & Assistant Vice-President, International, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Senior Sustainable Building Advisor, Perkins+Will; Member, SFU Urban Studies Council of Advisors, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Western Sydney University
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Associate professor, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and Circular Economy of Buildings, Curtin University
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Professor, Western Sydney University
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Architect, Researcher, Professor, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research