Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Rio de Janeiro-based architecture firm Atelier77 recently completed CASA FIRJAN, an innovation center that’s been turning heads for its award-winning design and sustainable attributes...
- Eco-friendly guesthouse in Brazil sports a green roof and rammed earth walls Thu, 3 Jan 19, 6:30amIn continuation of its work on the eco-conscious Camburi community center, Sao Paulo-based architecture firm CRU! architects recently completed the Guesthouse Paraty, a sustainable social building project that provided construction...
- Nature-inspired art gallery is built from bamboo and reused bricks Sat, 22 Dec 18, 7:30amBelgium- and Brazil-based design practice CRU! architects channeled its passion for bamboo architecture and natural building materials into an art gallery in Catuçaba, a rural community about three hours east of Sao Paulo,...
- What was agreed at COP24 in Poland and why did it take so long? Sun, 16 Dec 18, 11:04pmFractious UN climate change talks ended with a deal on putting the Paris agreement into practice – but much else left unresolved
- China’s BYD further drives into Chile with 100 electric buses Fri, 14 Dec 18, 9:42pmOver the past few years, Chinese automaker giant BYD has been on a partnership spree with cities across China to electrify their public transportation systems, and now it’s extending its footprint across the globe...
- Bamboo community center empowers the local Brazilian community Wed, 12 Dec 18, 7:30amThe beautiful beach town of Camburi, Brazil, has gained a new community center that not only serves as a communal gathering space, but is also an inspiring social development project that was built for and by the local low-income...
- Energy-producing pavilion proposal for Expo 2020 mimics Brazil's biomes Tue, 11 Dec 18, 4:30am[...]
- "Scientists warn new Brazil president may smother rain forest Mon, 3 Dec 18, 5:00pmFrom Phys Org November 26, 2018 by Christina Larson And Mauricio Savarese This May 8, 2018 photo released by the Brazilian Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources Institute (Ibama) shows an illegally deforested area...
- RIBA crowns Children Village in Brazil as the worlds best new building Sat, 1 Dec 18, 8:00amOn the edge of a rainforest in northern Brazil, a recently built school complex by Brazilian architecture firms Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum has been awarded the RIBA International Prize 2018 for the ‘world’s best new building.’...
- Sculptural Sunset Houses mimic waves with rainwater-collecting roofs Wed, 10 Oct 18, 9:00amNamed after their spectacular sunset views, the Sunset Houses are two seaside homes set into a slope in the idyllic beach town of Tibau do Sul in northeastern Brazil...
- Flood frequency of the Amazon River has increased fivefold Sat, 22 Sep 18, 8:43amNew data suggest that flooding in the Amazon River has dramatically increased by as much as five times in both intensity and frequency in the last 100 years...
- Massive green-roofed home in Brazil features a series of ramps Thu, 30 Aug 18, 1:00amSão Paulo-based Una Arquitetos has completed a massive home in the municipality of Cotia that unites its various volumes beneath a lushly planted green roof...
- Brazil meets a major emissions goal two years ahead of schedule Tue, 14 Aug 18, 9:00amBrazil has just announced that it has cut 2017 greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation to levels far below its 2020 goal. The country originally aimed to reduce emissions from this source by 564 million tons in the Amazon...
- A budget-friendly bamboo house was completed in just 10 months Fri, 3 Aug 18, 1:00amBrazilian architecture firm Vilela Florez designed Casa Bambu (Bamboo House), a breezy, contemporary home in northeast Brazil that takes its name from its striking use of bamboo for herringbone-patterned exterior paneling...
- Greenpeace protesters abseil into oil firm Total's AGM Fri, 1 Jun 18, 9:21pmStage invaders join about 250 activists who oppose drilling in Amazon and French Guiana