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Arboretum is paving the way for a sustainable future with its groundbreaking project showcasing timber building materials in Paris. The Forest City in Nanterre La Défense is a 125,000 m² campus built largely from cross-laminated timber to limit carbon emissions. The campus offers immediate and permanent contact with nature with its 25 hectares of surrounding green spaces, including a 9-hectare private park, gardens, a kitchen garden and an orchard capable of producing 10 tonnes of fruit and vegetables annually. Thrive Alliance's plan for a sustainable future in Australia involves using cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from renewable plantation forest trees. With up to 40,000 mid-rise apartments' stored carbon capacity per year, our CLT targets Baby Boomers, Essential Workers, and social housing on a scale, including disability workers, across Australia. This construction method can be completed in up to 75% less time than current custom construction methods, with almost zero waste of valuable building materials. Our concept of an affordable, walkable urban village with a sense of community is designed to be near Railway Stations, Tram stops, Jobs, shopping, Schools, Hospitals, and amenities. Learn more about our project at https://lnkd.in/gWyWuHD. #australia #sustainability

‘Nowhere in the Netherlands is there such an incentive to become more sustainable as in #Groningen’ TKI Bouw en Techniek's Regional Building Human Capital program is intended to prepare the construction industry for the future. The program is coming to an end. Today, we look back at BuildinG Groningen. Dina Boonstra NV NOM Provincie Groningen Economic Board Groningen Opleiding Built Environment | Hanzehogeschool Groningen TNO Koninklijke Bouwend Nederland Jelle Pama BuildinG Groningen Alfa-college RTV Noord The Northern Times Dagblad van het Noorden

Your Green sustainable building is waiting to be AWARDED! 🌱🏆 Calling out to architects and construction companies who have worked on a sustainable building in #Jordan that fulfills the following requirements: 1. #Austrian companies were significantly involved in the planning, realization, and/or supplied essential building components. 2. They do not use a fossil-fueled heating system (no oil, no coal, no natural gas); they use #renewable energy systems (e.g., PV, heat pumps, biomass). 3. They are particularly energy-efficient (insulation, building services). 4. They avoid questionable building materials and often use renewable raw materials. 5. As landmark buildings, they stand for #sustainability. 6. They can provide evidence of these characteristics. If you think the building is eligible for an award, just send an E-Mail to [email protected] 📧 Austrian Green Planet Building ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA More information and all already awarded buildings are available on the AGPB website: www.agpb.at 🌐 #architecture #sustainability #energyefficiency #award

https://lnkd.in/eCtg68rU Great text from Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) to get an idea of the scale and nature of changes needed in the building sector to get ANYWHERE closer to actual #sustainability. It's in German but then Chrome can translate entire pages (right click → translate to). Given the severity (!) and required speed of changes, the question is not so much "can we build sustainably?" – in principle, we can – but how much volume of the building sector can become sustainable in the remaining time window (which is basically zero)? Considering the implications of sustainability SERIOUSLY requires acknowledging that for large parts of the industry, shut-down would be the only non-greenwashed option. Only then, there can be discussions about practical consequences: what to do with all the superfluous workers in the sector, how are they gonna feed themselves and their families if they cannot work in construction anymore? Similar discussions should be launched in other industries (e.g., cars). Perhaps interesting to know, it was my mother who sent me this text as a reaction to my decision to discontinue my PhD, pleading me to reconsider it ("You could pass on your knowledge and intelligence elsewhere, where it might make more sense..."). In tackling our interconnected problems, everyone can contribute a puzzle piece to their solution. #sustainability #greenwashing #buildingsector #architecture #climatechange

Fancy living in a Nature House? Sustainable housing in a greenhouse? Fascinated by the Nature House concept whilst at Findhorn Ecovillage I developed funding proposals and design concepts with teams there. We hit the buffers with funders then but others succeeded later on and I was delighted to see this feasibility project completed. The study investigates the potential of the Nature House (or Naturhus) model for dwellings located within a greenhouse enclosure, in the context of the Findhorn Ecovillage in northeast Scotland. The aims of the study are to develop a prototype design for a Nature House that is suited to the Findhorn Ecovillage context and local climate and to ascertain the benefits and challenges of realising such a building or buildings. The study chose to consider three potential developments of Nature Houses, ranging in scale from three, to six, to nine dwellings within. https://lnkd.in/e4ksM9uM

Simon Richards, Founder and Managing Director of Land Studio, explains how his firm can give educational institutions the chance to have a positive #environmentalimpact. Last month Rishi Sunak’s Government revealed plans to delay the new Biodiversity Net Gain (#BNG) laws from coming into force from November this year to January 2024. The delay came in the same month the #Government also rowed back on #netzero commitments and ‘nutrient neutrality’ #pollution rules. BNG is an important piece of legislation because 50% of the #UKeconomy is linked to nature. Unfortunately, the UK is one of the most #biodiversity depleted countries in the world so restoring our natural environments is critical to building our future #greeneconomy. In #England, the Environment Act 2021 mandated a 10% net gain in biodiversity for all new developments, with specified exemptions, with habitats secured for a minimum of 30 years through planning obligations or conservation covenants. We’ll have to wait and see if the legislation gets pushed back further than January 2024. Perhaps England needs to look a bit closer at the #Welsh Government’s Net Benefits for Biodiversity approach which does not use a metric but instead puts the focus on proactive consideration of biodiversity and wider ecosystem benefits within a placemaking context early in the design approach. A shift is happening and it’s refreshing.  We’re really pleased on the new approach Gwynedd Council has taken on procurement of their consultants for a new school project which has a focus on Building with Nature and sustainability at its heart. An #environmentallyfriendly and #climateresilient ethos will be at the heart of a brand new £12m school in Bontnewydd, one of only three schools in #Wales to win the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Schools Challenge competition. The school will have first class active travel links to encourage children to walk or cycle in, the building will use #renewable and #sustainableenergy and there are plans to reuse as much of the school’s original materials as possible, reducing the carbon life cycle of the new building. It’s the first time we have seen sustainable drainage design being within the Landscape Architect package and, not as traditionally procured, with the structural engineer. Along with the Building with Nature Assessor role, Land Studio are perfectly aligned to this approach and we’re looking forward to driving the design with #TACP Architects to bring a more holistic approach of the site design and integration of the building within the landscape and the wider community. As landscape architects we have an important role to play in helping clients such as schools to respond to the #climateemergency and to challenge local authorities, their planning departments and traditional ways of building.

Noise-reducing road pavements ("LCA Lärmarme Strassenbeläge") show additional, unexpected positive effects. This is what our environmental and economic assessment shows. Not only do they reduce road noise, such pavements reduce also the energy that cars consume, and how fast tyres are abrased. All of these reduce pollution and costs. Surprisingly, these compensate and sometimes even over-compensate the higher construction cost and enviro impacts, which both are mainly due to their shorter lifetime. Our analysis showed that silent pavements: 1️⃣ increase construction costs for authorities, 2️⃣ reduce the environmental burden: less noise, less energy consumption and air pollution, less micro plastic, 3️⃣ reduce cost for road users (less energy and tyres), and 4️⃣ reduce external costs from pollution, thru health effects from noise and air emissions and reduced appartement values. 💡 All together this leads to the following key takeaway of our LCA study of 4 typical types of Swiss road pavements: while "silent" pavements cost more, they save even more, both economically and environmentally! Links: The study "Lärmarme Strassenbeläge" by #JohannesSchindler, #RolfHuwyler , #ErikBuehlmann and me (in German, with FR/IT/EN abstracts): https://lnkd.in/gkq8gap9 Background info (in GE, and also in FR/IT): https://lnkd.in/gwyNafZs

🇳🇱 By 2030, the Netherlands aims for a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, with the construction sector playing a pivotal role. In the Metropoolregio Amsterdam (MRA), the goal is ambitious— one in five new homes constructed from wood and 'biobased' materials by 2025. 🏡 Dispelling myths around wooden homes, this shift promises not just environmental benefits but faster, more cost-effective construction. 💚 🚀 We are proud to be part of the movement and actively contribute 👉🏼 Read the full article for a deep dive into the future of sustainable housing: https://lnkd.in/es7Bc9nU #TimberConstruction #SustainableLiving #GreenBuilding 🌍 #houtbouw #circulairbouwen

Green regulations are hindering green construction ⛔️ According to journalist Hanne Obink, despite the push for sustainability, new standards are inadvertently stifling the use of eco-friendly materials, sparking criticism. 🌳 The importance of green construction is evident to all, including Minister De Jonge, who aims to promote biobased building. However, some of his recent measures seem to counteract this goal, causing concern among industry experts... 📌 Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/etXZrxUW #houtbouw #Sustainability #BuildingRegulations #circulairbouwen #nederlandshoutbouw

This! 👇 🙌 WIN Water is engaged, creating a WINCubator, in the REWAISE EU project, which scouts new technological solutions that assist companies and organizations in utilizing water in a resource-conserving manner. A prime example is the co-living house #RödaOasen in Malmö Read more in this post by project leader VA SYD or, (if you have a subscription), in this article in Sydsvenskan: https://lnkd.in/d3N4aBZW #winninginnovation #waterinnovation #waterreuse