Carbon Concrete: Dresden Building 70 Percent More Sustainable Than Other Concrete Buildings
The CUBE in Dresden proves that carbon concrete is an exciting building material for a successful building turnaround.
Managing Wildlife-Human Coexistence with Digital Mapping
After a spate of bear attacks in northern Italy, digital maps are being developed to protect the interests of both humans and wildlife.
Ghana’s Citizen Science Strategy to Track Plastic Pollution at Home and Abroad
Ghana's initiative to monitor and report marine plastic pollution using data generated by the public represents a milestone in citizen science.
Achieving More With Less By Building Simply
Houses constructed using a simple-build approach leverage high-tech processes for low-tech solutions, as well as smart structural design, to achieve maximum energy efficiency.
The CUBE Berlin: Office Building With a ‘Brain’
Thanks to artificial intelligence, the CUBE Berlin adapts to the needs of its users and at the same time creates more efficient control processes. What does this mean for the future of office work?
Low-Tech, High Comfort: A Sustainable Vision for School Buildings
Together with the city of Aalen, climate-positive architects, engineers and teachers have planned a futuristic school building.
Not Enough Updates: Do Refurbished Smartphones Have a Software Problem?
The software update promises made by mobile phone manufacturers remain insufficient. Is this a problem for refurbished phones?
Trash-Eating Mushrooms Are Being Deployed to Eat Demolition Debris
Just as fungi can contribute to the construction of a building, it can also play a part in breaking down demolition debris.
Planting Seeds in Building Construction: How Living Walls and Digital Technology Are Enhancing Sustainability
Living walls are a practical — and beautiful — way of adding greenery while lowering heating emissions in our cities. Here's how technology could be used to aid them.