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CISL Entopia Building – Material learnings and reuse

The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) needed a headquarters that reflected its own values, so it (...)

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Forging sustainable timber construction in Europe

EIT Climate-KIC and Built by Nature, announce an initiative to support a one-million-square meter prototype demonstration (...)

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La Borda - Cooperative Housing in Barcelona

Credits : Lacol Barcelona-based Lacol, a cooperative of architects, has been named as the winner of the 2022 Emerging Archite (...)

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Webinar: Building materials – A hidden heavyweight for the climate

  An area the size of Paris is added to the global built surface every week. The production of building materials and constru (...)

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Responsible Materials Sourcing for Eco-Friendly Building

One of the most important parts of construction is selecting the right building materials. Yet, about 30% of them end up (...)

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Green Solutions Awards International trends

The 2020-21 edition of the Green Solutions Awards is over! This edition was really successful: a myriad of projects from (...)

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[Replay] The international gala of the Green Solutions Awards 2020-21

Who are the international winners of the 2020-21 edition? Which aspects of sustainable buildings and cities did the expert (...)

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Reducing Waste With Recyclable Building Materials

Construction produces a significant quantity of atmospheric and surface-level waste globally. Builders can meet production (...)

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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 (...)

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INFINITE building renovation: the website is online!

Most of European buildings are poorly insulated and consume a considerable amount of energy for heating and cooling. To mitig (...)

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Design & Build public procurement procedure

The Design & Build procedure is reassuring for the Project Owner because it provides an impression of safety regarding the (...)

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A MOOC on straw construction

A Massive Open Online Course is an online learning programme, also known as a MOOC. The UP STRAW partners have written a (...)

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Passive House and EDGE – Two building standards with a common goal

Passive House in Morelia (Michoacán / Mexico). Image: Econova Institute of Architecture and Engineering New sustainability (...)

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Monks build the largest straw bale building in southern Germany with their own wood and straw.

Interview with Brother Andreas Schmidt, OSB, project manager and representative of the builder "Benedictine Abbey Plankstette (...)

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National straw networks

There is a strong network of straw bale construction - nationally and internationally. In many European countries constructio (...)

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