– serious about sustainability A showcase for modern, sustainable livingWith expansive parks, shaded boulevards, green plazas, blue sky spaces, waterways and lakes, the project embodies the 20-minute neighbourhood philosophy where everything is a comfortable stroll away from home, encouraging and enabling a healthy and active lifestyle for residents.Sustainability goals for each city include: 100% […]
Archives for July 2017
Industry’s first ethics MOOC
– from CIOB Academy Highly Acclaimed Massive Open On-line CourseThe newly launched CIOB Academy notched up an industry first when it launched its’ massive open online course (MOOC) on ethics and compliance. Tailor made for construction professionals, the free 5 week interactive course ran for 5 weeks from the end of January and was open […]
Zero Carbon Façades
– Swiss ‘proof of concept’ Electric Walls – NOT roofThree Swiss Universities, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the Fribourg School of Engineering and Architecture, and the Geneva School of Art and Design, have joined with private firms and Swiss government agencies to prove that a house can use solar panels on its façade, […]
Whole Life Carbon Assessment
– RICS new industry standard RICS draft Professional Statement Backed by the UK Green Building Council, the RICS consultation on its draft Professional Statement ‘Whole life carbon measurement: implementation in the built environment’, closed on 31st. May. It gives the industry a new standardised approach to Whole Life Carbon (WLC) assessments. The consultation is open […]
