Turning municipal wastewater into freshwater using recycled CO2
Source Link [Aug 11, 2021: Lehigh University] Turning wate water into fresh drinking water (CREDIT: Creative Commons) Turning cities’ wastewater into usable freshwater is an…
Ground and aerial robots heading to construction site
Source Link For anyone who doubts automation is coming to the construction site, another piece of evidence: a leading enterprise drone data company has just…
Shipping containers used to build LA housing complex for the homeless
Source Link American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness.…
MIMs Plus Technical Specifications final version 4 released
Open and Agile Smart Cities Following consultation and feedback from the Living-in.EU Tech Sub Group, the MIMs Plus Technical Specifications final version 4 was released…
ARCspace’s prefab homes are a quick and sustainable housing solution
Source Link The construction industry is responsible for considerable pollution and waste. Builders are leaning into innovative designs and material development to curb the environmental…
The power of digital technologies to enable the circular economy
Circular Economy on Medium Ellen MacArthur Foundation Jul 16 · 9 min read Digitalising material flows By Rémy Le Moigne Steel is not infinitely recycled.…
Digital twins offer “a very powerful way of developing our cities” say experts
Source Link Digital twins are starting to transform the way that cities are designed and managed, according to experts. The technology, which involves creating a…
Greening the Recovery? A Proposal for Forwarding Urban Transitions as a Recovery Agenda Towards Resilience
The Nature of Cities Putting nature at the heart of recovery thinking is an argument we read and hear since the beginning of the COVID19…
Our favorite tiny prefab home made 99% offsite & set to redefine affordable + sustainable construction has unveiled new information!
Source Link Hüga means finding happiness in small things, a concept born from the Danish philosophy ‘Hygee that is followed by thousands of people around…
The burning question – air pollution and plastic waste
Air Quality News An estimated 381 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced globally each year. Many countries are left struggling to deal with this…