Ran Boydell Houses will be more prone to overheating, putting the lives of residents at risk, which is what has happened during the recent “heat dome” over North America. Flooding will happen more often and inundate greater areas, to the point that some places might have to be abandoned. Climate change will affect every aspect… Continue reading Most buildings were designed for an earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming accelerates
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Tourism, corruption threaten world’s largest freshwater lake
Vitaliy Ryabtsev Since Siberia’s Baikal Lake became a popular destination, a booming industry catering to holiday goers, mainly from China, is eating away at its natural ecosystem and pristine waters After the closure of the Baikal cellulose-paper industrial complex in 2013, the main cause of pollution for the great Siberian lake became mass tourism. In… Continue reading Tourism, corruption threaten world’s largest freshwater lake
Why do we demolish buildings instead of de-constructing them for reuse?
Nate Berg Dismantling buildings piece by piece to preserve the reusable parts within keeps materials out of landfills and creates more jobs that demolition. Just a few years after starting a non-profit reselling used building materials in the early 1990s, Ted Reiff’s organization, The ReUse People, hit a wall. “We couldn’t get enough materials to supply… Continue reading Why do we demolish buildings instead of de-constructing them for reuse?
Building for green growth in Thailand
Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in the world. Last month, the country took a significant step by submitting two Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: greening Thailand’s low- and middle-income… Continue reading Building for green growth in Thailand
Peru: Law prioritizes highway construction that could threaten indigenous communities
Yvette Sierra Praeli Peru has passed a controversial law that makes highway construction in border areas and maintaining trucking roads in the Ucayali Region a national priority. On January 22, the Congress of the Republic of Peru enacted the new law. The move has sparked serious concern because the construction of highways in this area… Continue reading Peru: Law prioritizes highway construction that could threaten indigenous communities
Woman mason rebuilds life after devastation of Cyclone Phailin
Subhashree Sahoo Stepping into the exclusive male preserve of masonry, Damayanti Patra of rural Ganjam has shown exemplary determination to overcome personal tragedy and natural disaster to secure a sustainable vocation. Damayanti Patra stands out at a construction site. She is a mason, and it is not common to come across a woman mason in… Continue reading Woman mason rebuilds life after devastation of Cyclone Phailin
How to build a city fit for 50℃ heatwaves
Adrian Pitts We will have to make significant changes to building design. Traditional ideas from hot regions of the world will resurface but enhanced with smarter materials Orignially posted at The Conversation, that generates news and views from the academic and research community. Republished by SixDegrees under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. The Persian… Continue reading How to build a city fit for 50℃ heatwaves
Bribes and gifts that companies have to pay: an Info-graphic
In many countries, businesses have to deal with the demand for gifts or bribe if they have to ‘get things done’. Businesses on many occasions succumb to these demands that allows the cycle of corruption to continue. Enterprises Surveys is a World bank venture that undertakes surveys on certain topics relevant to the private… Continue reading Bribes and gifts that companies have to pay: an Info-graphic
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