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Graduate student Nolen Scruggs works with a local tenant association to address housing inequality as part of the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism.

In the 20th issue of GAM - Graz Architecture Magazine, we encounter Italian Autogrill service stations, the backyards of Neapolitan palazzi and K67 kiosks from the former Yugoslavia.

Zero heat waste: This is the goal of a dozen European companies and research institutions, including Empa, in the Horizon Europe project HEATWISE.

Living in subsidized housing is associated with significant reductions in housing affordability issues Like many countries, Canada is currently facing a housing affordability crisis.

The forest is more than just a collection of trees. This is impressively demonstrated by the www.waldnutzen.ch website developed in Central Switzerland.

One way to lighten the construction industry's heavy carbon footprint is to reuse existing materials - an approach being explored by numerous researchers.

In the fight against climate change, Switzerland has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.

New Australian homes are being designed bigger and so require more energy for heating and cooling, wiping out potential gains in energy efficiency, according to new research co-authored by Associate Professor Emma Heffernan from the School of Architecture, Design and Planning. The increasing energy demand is inconsistent with global efforts to tackle climate change and suggests Australia's housing energy policy requires a radical rethink.

Urban planner and researcher Juan Torres shares his passion for visionary school design and more inclusive, sustainable communities.

CEA-Leti Develops Novel Architecture for Keyword-Spotting (KWS) In Always-On, Voice-Activated Edge-AI Systems -ISSCC 2024 Presentation Reports Accurate Speech Recognitio a t Power Consumption Below On

The MyCampus system is now live. Staff and students should use MyCampus to report maintenance issues and track progress in most UCL buildings - read on to find out more.

If you are an enrolled student and are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, support is available to help you find somewhere to live.

At ETH Zurich, there is a room where the sun shines at the touch of a button; one hour it's noon in the Sahara, the next it's January in Berlin. Researchers use it to test newly developed building systems, components and materials. How well does the new building material protect against the midday heat in Marrakesh? How must a new façade be printed so that it's not too cold in the Berlin winter and not too hot in the summer? researchers can now simulate this one-to-one in the Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab, a silvery grey building on the Hönggerberg hill.

Two years ago, Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine. One direct consequence of the conflict is the destruction of buildings and infrastructure.

The number of B.C. homes owned by people who live outside of Canada is less than half the number of homes that B.C. residents own abroad.

Kwesi Afrifa, a senior majoring in urban planning and computer science, wants to create cultural hubs that are inviting to everyone. Kwesi Afrifa came to MIT from his hometown of Accra, Ghana, in 2020 to pursue an interdisciplinary major in urban planning and computer science. Growing up amid the many moving parts of a large, densely populated city, he had often observed aspects of urban life that could be made more efficient.

Associate Professor David Hsu examines how people and cities can fight climate change locally - and how MIT can do the same.

The generous donation from HSLU alumnus Leo Looser to the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Foundation enables the Department of Engineering & Architecture to research the "perfect house" of the future.

New initiative to empower renters amid the housing crisis Urbanism researchers at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning have launched a creative project, "Know Your Landlord", an operational

"Building under changing conditions" was the focus of the 6th Swiss Building Forum on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at the Suurstoffi in Rotkreuz.

The MyCampus system pilot is now live in six buildings, ahead of being rolled out across UCL. Staff and students can report maintenance issues, track progress and feed back on how the system is working. What do I need to know?   MyCampus is an integrated workplace management system (IWMS), of the type used by many large organisations, which provides a single source of truth for all Estates data to inform decision-making on the operational requirements of UCL's estate.

University of Bath researchers have analysed the first six months of a new net zero carbon planning policy in Bath & North East Somerset Published on Friday 20 October 2023 Last updated on Tuesday 24 October 2023 The UK's first Net Zero Carbon planning policy is likely to establish significant carbon savings in new buildings and reduce energy bills for occupants, a study has found.