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Move over steel and concrete — a pioneering cross-laminated timber (CLT) project that’s set to break ground in Boston could spearhead a greater adoption of mass timber across the country...

To advance a Climate Action Plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2040, Boston University has recently broken ground on the Center for Computing & Data Sciences, a 19-floor complex expected to become the “University’s...

Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn International is backing Carbon Relay, a Boston-based startup emerging from stealth today that’s harnessing the algorithms used by companies like Facebook and Google for artificial...

Cambridge-based Anmahian Winton Architects has designed a new eco-friendly home for the largest public rowing organization in the United States—the Community Rowing Boathouse in Boston, Massachusetts...

A massive winter storm known as a "bomb cyclone" will smash into the US East Coast this week. This powerful weather event will bring an even deeper freeze to a region that has suffered bitter cold weather for the past 10...

Boston just became Massachusetts' 60th town to pass a ban on plastic bags. Mayor Martin Walsh recently signed the measure, which will go into effect next December - and a statewide ban is pending before the legislature.[...]

Boston, Massachusetts recently announced specific infrastructure projects and policies that must be implemented so the low-laying, water-surrounded city may adjust to expected sea level rise in the coming decades...

Tis the season... to get nuts with pumpkins. Christian Isley of Boston, Massachusetts took infatuation with that adorable, orange squash to a new level; he made a boat out of his homegrown pumpkin and sailed across Boston...

Getaway tiny houses are expanding, and we couldn't be more excited. Until now, you could only rent one of the off-grid houses outside parts of Boston and New York, but now you can also spend the night away from the hustle...

Good riddance “lunch shaming” — the practice of holding children accountable for school lunch bills. Starting this school year in New York City, all 1.1 million students who attend public schools will receive their...

The global map on which all your geographical knowledge is based probably wasn't as accurate as you thought. For nearly 500 years, classrooms have referred to the Mercator projection, which exaggerated the size of continents...

The 250,000-square-foot building is the first facility in the United States to achieve all possible credits in the Indoor Environmental Quality category under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) v2009 Core and Shell...

The recently completed building, which now houses Harvard's Anthropology Department, is a 35,000-square-foot LEED Gold-certified facility which won the 2016 Hobson Award given by the AIA for best new architecture project...

Formerly a painter, Echelman began experimenting with nets sculptures in 1997 during a trip to India. She learnt the art of net weaving from local fisherman of the Mahaballipuram region turning a humble craft into marvelous...

Formerly a painter, Echelman began experimenting with nets sculptures in 1997 during a trip to India. She learnt the art of net weaving from local fisherman of the Mahaballipuram region turning a humble craft into marvelous...