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- Brooklyn Home Company designs passive townhouse with raw wood elements Thu, 8 Apr 21, 4:30amNew York-based collective The Brooklyn Home Company has designed a passive townhouse in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The townhouse, which was designed using Passive House principles, features...
- An Upstate New York studio heated and cooled without fossil fuels Tue, 6 Apr 21, 12:30amWith retirement and grandchildren on the horizon, a Manhattanite couple reached out to GRT Architects to design their new home in Upstate New York's Dutchess County...
- ZHA designs sustainable expansion to China's largest international exhibition center Tue, 16 Mar 21, 1:30amBeijing's New China International Exhibition Center — the largest international exhibition center in China — is set to become even larger with Zaha Hadid Architects' competition-winning Phase II designs...
- Regenerative agriculture is the next great ally in fight against climate change Fri, 12 Mar 21, 7:09amBacked by innovations in science, big data, financing and farmer networking, investing in regenerative agriculture promises to slash farming’s carbon footprint while rewarding farmers for their stewardship.
- Insatiable demand for cannabis has created a giant carbon footprint Thu, 11 Mar 21, 1:00amIt's no secret that the United States' $13 billion cannabis industry is big business. Less obvious to many is the environmental toll this booming business is taking, in the form of greenhouse gas emissions from commercial,...
- SoftBank, Demeter and Coparion invest $3M into Plan A’s B2B carbon monitoring and ESG platform Tue, 9 Mar 21, 9:34pmPlan A, a Berlin-based automated SaaS B2B startup, has raised $3 million for its platform that lets companies measure, monitor, reduce and report their environmental footprint, thus improving their ESG ratings...
- Minimalist, low-carbon home features local wood and recycled concrete Wed, 10 Mar 21, 2:30amRural inspiration meets modern minimalism in Zürich-based Gus Wüstemann Architects' recently completed Pavilion House, a barn-inspired gabled home that takes cues from the agricultural typology in Buchberg, a rural village...
- Design unveiled for a sustainable wooden tower in Switzerland Sat, 6 Mar 21, 3:30amArchitecture firms 3XN and IttenBrechbühl have won an international competition with their design for the Tilia Tower©, an 85-meter-tall timber high-rise that will serve as a beacon for sustainability...
- Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption Wed, 3 Mar 21, 10:13pmSometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in the fight against climate change to date has been the...
- Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups Tue, 2 Mar 21, 9:49am“You’re seeing a lot of large companies … are now investing significant amounts into really trying to understand their emissions profile and prioritize emission reductions in a data-driven way."
- The carbon offset API developer Patch confirms a $4.5 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz Thu, 25 Feb 21, 1:01amPatch, the carbon offset API developer, has raised $4.5 million in financing to build out its business selling customers a way to calculate their carbon footprint and identify and finance offset projects that capture the...
- Foster + Partners designs climate-responsive Lusail Towers in Qatar Thu, 18 Feb 21, 2:30amFoster + Partners has revealed designs for Lusail Towers, a sustainable landmark project in Qatar that targets 4 stars in the regional Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS)...
- Gizmodo: US Should Demilitarise and Withdraw to Reduce CO2 Emissions Sat, 30 Jan 21, 5:00pmAccording to Gizmodo, as the USA switches away from fossil fuel there will no longer be a need for a US military presence in global hotspots.
- Luxe, solar-powered home boasts a green soul in Brazil Sat, 30 Jan 21, 6:30amBrazilian architecture firm Studio CK Arquitetura has recently completed the Casa Doce Vida, a custom luxury home that emphasizes sustainable design. Dubbed a “residence with a green soul,” the house embraces views of...
- Vincent Callebaut proposes a green, food-producing footbridge for Paris Wed, 6 Jan 21, 3:30amVincent Callebaut Architectures has unveiled fantastical designs for the Green Line, a futuristic “inhabited footbridge” in Paris that would run on renewable energy, recycle its own waste and fight urban air pollution...