Architecture The Construction Solution Has Been Here All Along: Renewable Materials by Carolin Werthmann Although conventional construction depends on finite resources and emits high levels of carbon, alternative, renewable materials are on the rise.
Architecture Fjord City Brings Unique Design to Sustainable Development in Norway by Mark de Wolf A sustainable development is completely transforming a historic district in the capital of Oslo—and setting a new standard for urban regeneration.
Sustainability Ready to Reduce Your Construction Emissions? Use the Embodied Carbon Calculator by Jeff Link Developed collaboratively, the EC3 is an Embodied Carbon Calculator—a tool that can help the construction industry increase transparency and reduce emissions. It’s also free.
Infrastructure Solar-Power Innovator afterFIT Is Fueling Japan’s Green Energy Shift by Yasuo Matsunaka In Japan, green-energy company afterFIT is realizing low-carbon goals using drones, 3D design, and simulation.
Manufacturing From Logs to Logging On: Paper Machines Built With Digital Manufacturing by Harald Henkel Building paper mill machines with digital manufacturing can save millions of dollars, with a stringent digitalization strategy and an autonomous factory.
Construction This Start-Up Is Building Affordable Housing for All by Carolin Werthmann NEULANDT is making a portable precast plant available to developing countries so that skilled workers can begin building affordable housing for all.
Engineering 5 Ways Governments Can Make Stakeholder Capitalism Real—and Better for All by Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk CEO Governments can support stakeholder capitalism with initiatives that protect consumer data and the environment and promote investment in employees.
Infrastructure Fiber on the Farm: How 5G in Rural Areas Could Revitalize Forgotten Communities by Patrick Sisson The considerable challenge of implementing 5G in rural areas of America could be worth the potential for education and agriculture.
Sustainability Reusing Construction Materials Is Key to Atlanta Building’s Green Dream by Redshift Video Reusing construction materials is one of the ways the team behind Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building hopes to meet the Living Building Challenge, a rigorous green-building standard.
