While small earthquakes are relatively common in Japan, the country is always preparing for the potential of a devastating large-scale event. As a result, curious, innovative technologies often emerge—the latest of which would install […]
Offering some green relief in a dense and brightly-neoned cityscape, these mini urban farming cubes add visual relief and interest but also provide a functional habitat supplying an adjacent restaurant. […]
It is hard to believe that there are companies capable of creating (relatively) robust structures far out at sea, (usually) capable of withstanding extreme weather and lasting for decades or […]
In the tropical climate of Far North Queensland, Australia, cyclones regularly threaten the homes and lives of residents. Charles Wright Architects built the Stamp Home in FNQ as a safe shelter from […]
A lot has been said of green building materials. Indeed, an entire book can be written on pop bottle carpets alone. As with most subjects that have an abundance of information sources, […]
Climate change issues have forced contractors to look for some eco-friendly solutions in order to reduce the carbon-dioxide that exists. Alternative building materials such as steel framed buildings are becoming […]
Professor George Martin of the Low Impact Building Centre at Coventry University, looks what “going green” means for the world’s building industry. The urgent task of ‘greening’ the world’s buildings […]
The sustainable (green) building movement is a major trend in design and construction of commercial and public buildings. The United States Green Building Council has coordinated the establishment and evolution […]
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