Tarkett has claimed to bring to the market the first linoleum that is carbon negative and produced at an industrial scale. The natural ingredients are used in the making of the product and the production method is such that it…
MVRDV has come up with a tool called CarbonSpace which is now available online and it predicts the embodied carbon for a project even at the very early stages of design. The firm had made the tool free as an…
Decarbonize existing buildings by 2050 is crucial because these buildings contribute to more than 40% of carbon emissions in urban areas worldwide. This makes existing buildings the single largest source of climate-impacting emissions in cities. Therefore, the urgent need to…
Experimental structures that challenge the meaning of architectureAt this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, the Canada Pavilion hosts a strikingly unorthodox installation titled Picoplanktonics, created by the interdisciplinary group Living Room Collective. These bizarre, alien-like towers emerge from shallow pools, coated…
When discussing sustainability in architecture, we often hear that concrete alone contributes 11% to global carbon emissions. While this figure is significant, it’s only a fraction of the broader impact architecture has on our environment. Delving deeper, we find that…
New York, October 23, 2024 — Yesterday, the notable event titled “Cutting Carbon: Strategies for Sustainable Life Science Facilities”, organized by AIA New York, took place to discuss strategies for reducing carbon emissions in life science facilities. This event represents…
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