This Science News Wire page contains a press release issued by an organization and is provided to you "as is" with little or no review from Science X staff. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The buildings and construction industry accounts for more than a third of the world’s greenhouse gas […] Click here to view original […]

Learn more about this sustainable housing option, plus how to find a shipping container for yourself. Courtesy of Relevant Buildings If you’ve ever seen a shipping container converted to a dwelling, you might have wondered how a vessel used on cargo ships came to reside in a residential area. […] Click here to view original

Global architecture and design firm Gensler has released its annual Design Forecast report, which presents strategic advice, research, and projects from across the group’s 33 practice areas to help its clients and industry partners navigate the most pressing issues we face today, through leveraging the power of design. The […] Click here to view original

New white papers advise AEC firms and developers about how they can lower the environmental impact from the building materials they choose. Image source: Wikimedia Commons In the United States alone, an estimated 24 billion sf of gypsum board , nearly 30 billion sf of flooring , and 11.5 […] Click here to view original

Campaigners Finola O’Neill, Paula Ferris, Helen Cooper, Gwen Pearson and Ruth McDonagh at Saunton Sands, North Devon. In 1944 American troops trained on the beach for the D-Day landings – Dale Cherry Saunton Sands is accustomed to bearing the brunt of the Atlantic Ocean, but it is a net […] Click here to view original

€2 trillion needs to be invested in improving EU buildings in the next seven years, and over three-quarters of this must come from the private sector, writes Peter Sweatman. [ Photo credit: Jonas Hellebuyck / Flickr ] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Lack of finance remains […] Click here to view original