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Construction21 athletes wish you a happy new year 2024
It is with renewed energy that Construction21 wishes you a happy and sporty 2024. Even if the road ahead is not going to (...)
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Find out the winning projects of the Green Solutions Awards 2022-2023 awarded during COP28
The suspense is over: the international winners of the Green Solutions Awards 2022-2023 were announced on Tuesday 5 December (...)
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EIT Climate-KIC and partners publish recommendations to include systemic thinking into landscape restoration policies
The European Green Deal represents a unique opportunity for Europe to become the first climate-neutral continent and put (...)
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Trees and drought in urban areas: case studies of New York, London, Paris and Lyon
This summer has not only been marked by heat waves and drought, but also fires which have destroyed vast areas of vegetation (...)
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Universities at the forefront of sustainable design
Green construction methods and building design are rising in popularity because people worldwide are recognizing their harmf (...)
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Why the changing colour of our streetlights could be a danger for insect populations
Surveying moth caterpillars Douglas Boyes. Douglas Boyes, Newcastle University Life on Earth has evolved alongside predictabl (...)
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Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'
Cookie-cutter urban designs don’t do justice to cities’ natural biodiversity. Michael Gaida/Pixabay Stuart Connop, University (...)
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A post for bees
Join #Flowers4Bees and help spread the word about one of the most dangerous environmental threats: the progressive extinction (...)
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Pollinators play role in renaturing our cities
Bees and other pollinators are under threat from climate change and pollution. Helping them to survive means ensuring food (...)
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WorldGBC spotlights female leader driving Asia Pacific’s sustainable building movement
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) ‘Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards’, showcases the businesses (...)
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[Book] Circular Economy : From Waste Reduction to Value Creation
Due to the challenges of climate change, the collapse of biodiversity and an increase in inequality, it has become necessary (...)
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2 questions to Catherine Papillon, Global Head of Sustainable Development & CSR at BNP Paribas Real Estate
Today, more than half of the world's population lives in cities. Demographic pressure in urban areas will continue to increas (...)
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How cities can add accessible green space in a post-coronavirus world
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to weigh the benefits of keeping green spaces open against the public health (...)
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Water is the blue gold and the public institutions support innovations in this sector.
WeCo was awarded by the European Commission with the Seal of Excellence and by the French Government with a grant of more (...)
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Where the wild things are: how nature might respond as coronavirus keeps humans indoors
Intriguing things sometimes happen in places deserted by people. Plants creep back, animals return and, slowly, birdsong (...)