March 11, 2021
Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the global population and as a result are presented with ever-growing challenges, including finding a balance between social equity, economic vitality and environmental sustainability. Cities also have extraordinary potential to enable change and the ability to find harmony between people, prosperity and the planet that creates a better future for
...March 10, 2021
Hotels don’t want to shelter homeless people. Advocates say it shouldn’t be a choice.
March 5, 2021
More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Just 8.6 percent gets recycled and used again. Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual. We would need 1.5 Earths to sustainably support our current resource
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March 2, 2021
When you have selected a few houses from which you will Rent To Buy Homes; next you have to check the facilities that are available near the area where the houses are.
...January 29, 2021
Contrary to popular belief, a profitable business model for reused construction steel is not nearly as impossible as one may believe. Steelmakers have almost perfected the "recycle" element of the four hierarchical elements of the circular economy — reduce, reuse, remanufacture and recycle — with steel recycling rates of almost 90 percent. Despite the recycling success,
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January 28, 2021
This guide helps homeowners understand what steps they need to focus on before buying a solar battery. In turn, you can learn about the main factors to consider when buying a solar battery and why they are important to you.
January 28, 2021
Chemists from Rice University in Texas have converted pyrolysed ash from plastic recycling into graphene using a Joule heating process. The graphene could be used to strengthen concrete and toughen plastics used in medicine, energy and packaging applications. In the lab of Rice chemist James Tour, a strong jolt of energy flashes pyrolysed ash into turbostratic graphene. Weak attractive interactions
...January 28, 2021
Digital manufacturing technologies like 3D concrete printing (3DCP) have immense potential to save time, effort and material in construction. In a new experimental study, researchers at RMIT University looked to the natural strength of lobster shells to design special 3D printing patterns. Their bio-mimicking spiral patterns improved the overall durability of the 3D printed concrete, as well as
...January 20, 2021
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has awarded La Trobe University’s new sports stadium a ‘6 Star Green Star Design and As Built’ rating for sustainable building practice. The stadium is reported to be Australia’s first sports building to achieve such an accolade. The stadium — built as part of stage 2 of La Trobe’s Sports Park development — is a key
...January 13, 2021
Creation Justice Ministries wants to help congregations prepare for floods, droughts, and other disasters — while making their communities more sustainable.