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Emily Newton
08/09/21 22:56

Why are Builders Struggling to Keep up with the Demand for Homes?

After an initial period of disruption, the housing market has started booming amid COVID-19. Demand for homes is rising across the country, and while (..)

buildings

home construction

building challenges

material supply chain

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Emily Newton
12/08/21 16:18

Why Buying New Construction Will Cost More This Year

People who intend to invest in new construction this year may find that the overall costs go beyond their budget. Homeowners can expect price increases (..)

materials and solutions

home building

construction

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Clara Mafé
06/07/21 12:00

6 lessons learned about social performance in Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods (SPEN). What to consider when designing indicators for social sustainability?

How do we measure social performance and why is it important when developing Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods (SPENs)? Amongst the many advantages (..)

social performace

sustainable positive energy districts

social sustainability

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Clara Mafé
01/07/21 12:00

Plus Energy Homes and Neighbourghoods: moving beyond the traditional building energy assessment.

The COVID-19 crisis has brought sharper focus on our buildings, our neighbourhoods and their importance for our health, work and learning. It is no coincidence (..)

energy performance

positive energy districts

monitoring

evaluation

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Catherine Ouvrard
11/02/21 12:36

Bridging the investment gap: Infrastructuring tomorrow

Over the past year, Dark Matter Labs has been reimagining infrastructures with stakeholders throughout Europe, including the EIT Climate-KIC Healthy, Clean (..)

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Evelyn Long
11/02/21 09:46

Navigating Changing Safety Precautions in the Construction Industry

Nearly all industries have had to adapt amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all sectors have had the same experience in adjusting to prevent spreading the (..)

safety

health

workforce

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Troy Clark
06/01/21 14:50

Benefits of Proper and Exhaustive Construction Safety Training Programs

It is an unfortunate fact that every year thousands of construction employees are injured on the job. According to OSHA’s reports, the leading cause of (..)

Safety Training

Safety Training Program

Safety Training School

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Marine Perrio
03/12/20 11:06

7 H2020 projects partner up to advise EU leaders how to prepare buildings for the energy transition

The transition to a forward-looking climate neutral economy, announced in the European Green Deal, demands an action plan where public and private sector (..)

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Carole de Fays
05/05/20 09:00

When materials match pedagogy and values : Educational institution Emmanuel d’Alzon

Interview with Sébastien Girardeau (Dauphins architecture). Having looked at your work and achievements since 2007, I noted an emphasis on biosourced projects (..)

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Mathilde Gougeau
15/04/20 10:32

Luxembourg is working on a national strategy for urban agriculture

The development of our societies undoubtedly involves an increase in urbanisation and demographic pressure. In 2016, according to World Bank data, more (..)

Urban Agriculture

Luxembourg

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christophe soisson
02/04/20 11:02

[#Quarantine] Are we still immortal ?

These days, in the midst of dark news, a little melody hums that « it won’t be the same afterwards » and that we‘re going to « change things». Certainly (..)

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Laura Lindberg
03/03/20 11:02

[Opinion] Mapping urban sustainability parameters

Built environment professionals have a compelling opportunity to help manage the risks arising from climate change and its impact on European cities (..)

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Bob Snyder
30/01/20 20:58

A Smart Transformation for the Building Industry

What’s the difference between someone being smart and a skilled professional pointing out the obvious? Suppose someone describes your work colleague is (..)