Via IEEE’s Spectrum Magazine, a look at the impact that concrete is having upon the climate challenge: Along the country road that leads to ATL4, a giant data center going up east of Atlanta, dozens of parked cars and pickups lean tenuously on the narrow dirt shoulders. The many out-of-state plates are typical of the phalanx […]
Read more »Via BBC, a report on efforts by some homeowners to prepare for/avoid wildfire damage: Melanie Glover rebuilt her home in Superior, Colorado, using earth bricks (Credit: Nick Aspinwall) These people are rebuilding homes lost to wildfires in the western US – only this time they are using a material that they hope won’t burn. Melanie […]
Read more »Via Wired, a look at how – around the world – seeds of regenerative cities have already been planted. As they grow, they will shape the metropolises of tomorrow: The Pan Pacific Orchard hotel in Singapore.PHOTOGRAPH: DARREN SOH Cities are never truly complete and done; instead they are always changing, always evolving. One positive change […]
Read more »Via The Washington Post, a look at why heat pump sales, critical to the transition to clean energy, have slowed in the U.S. and stalled in Europe: Sales of solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles have soared over the last few years — helping to slow global warming and take dangerous pollutants out of the atmosphere. But […]
Read more »Via Mongabay, a report on Bangkok’s use of urban forests to address flooding: Bangkok is launching city forests to help beat flooding by soaking up excess rainwater runoff. A new park slated to open in December will feature 4,500 trees, a floodplain and a weir to slow the flow of water; another newly opened $20 […]
Read more »Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a look at how new-generation structures celebrate an enduring construction material: Made of bamboo with a copper roof, New Moon House is a crescent-shaped one-bedroom villa on the outskirts of Ubud, Bali’s spiritual capital. It features a spring-fed private pool. Nearly two decades have passed since treated bamboo began making headlines as an […]
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