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University of Bath's RENEW research centre says the guidebook will help engineers and designers seeking to combat the climate crisis A team of engineers, architects and researchers from the Universit

Awareness of the Zapotecs' level of political and social organization stands to shed light on their level of agency in negotiating with the Spanish A McGill University researcher has discovered that

Builders pour concrete into temporary molds called formwork. MIT researchers invented a way to make these structures out of on-site soil. Buildings cost a lot these days. But when concrete buildings are being constructed, there's another material that can make them less expensive: mud. MIT researchers have developed a method to use lightly treated mud, including soil from a building site, as the "formwork" molds into which concrete is poured.

An architecture PhD candidate at ETH Zurich has developed a simple solution for building concrete floors in a more climate-friendly way.

The CAMMM Atlas is a digital platform used to analyze disparities in accessibility and promote better distribution of services in cities.

Andres Sevtsuk applies new sources of data to creating more sustainable, walkable, and economically thriving city spaces.

In a real-world example of how construction materials can be reused, a team of 230 EPFL students is building a community pavilion in Ecublens, near the Lausanne campus, through a low-tech, participative approach.

A new European research project, TIMBERHAUS, aiming at promoting timber construction in Europe, was launched in Copenhagen in early November.

Curbing new-build construction, renovating existing buildings at pace and rethinking how we use them: according to Philippe Thalmann, an urban and environmental economics professor at EPFL, these are

ANU researchers have been talking with children about housing. Their stories should break Australia's heart.

For us, utilising solar energy often means generating electricity using photovoltaics. Sophisticated architectural modifications, however, make much more possible.

In the future, buildings will provide enhanced, more personalized comfort to occupants while also achieving zero carbon emissions. This will be possible thanks to advances in sensors and AI, enabling new ways of interacting with our environments while leaving ultimate control in occupants' hands. Yet, as users, we'll also need to make lasting changes to our habits.

Mariam Issoufou is one of Africa's most sought-after architects. She has held the position of Professor of Architecture Heritage and Sustainability at ETH Zurich since 2022.

Sophie Delhay, an architect and EPFL professor, is promoting an entirely new approach to designing and building homes.

What does a university of applied sciences in central Switzerland have to do with the world-famous football stadium of a world-famous club in Madrid?

EPFL scientist Sascha Nick has outlined a completely new scenario for what housing and neighborhoods might look like in Switzerland in the coming decades.

New postcode-searchable website illustrates the dangers of future UK heatwaves, where overnight temperatures will rarely dip below 25°C The blistering temperatures of future heatwaves in the UK have

HSLU study shows the potential of greenery and solar panels on building facades Innovations are needed in the construction sector to respond to the effects of global warming.

Cities need to become more sustainable and use their water resources more efficiently. Managing water in local small-scale cycles is one possible solution.

Shabnam Rahbar is studying 10 major projects to explore ecological landscaping practices in Quebec. There's eco-construction, eco-ethics, eco-neighbourhoods: ecology seems to be top of mind for planning professionals and researchers.

Sentiment was essentially unchanged this month, inching down a scant 1% from May, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

With NASA planning permanent bases in space and on the moon, MIT students develop prototypes for habitats far from planet Earth.