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The Village at Alyeska by Skylab

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Image © Skylab From navigating regulatory requirements to fostering community engagement and embracing innovative design principles, the new development embodies a holistic approach aimed at creating a vibrant and sustainable destination that honors the unique heritage and character of Alaska.

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The Army Corps of Engineers reveals initial coastal resiliency plan for New York City

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The Army Corps estimates construction on the $52 billion project would begin in 2030 and be complete by 2044. Maldonado also reported that the government expects plans to be finalized by 2025. The project must be first approved by federal, state and local officials and funded before any of the work can start.

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Milan's former Expo 2015 site is being remade into a tech-centric innovation district

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Italy’s financial center is taking cues from Silicon Valley to transform an area more than twice the size of the Vatican into a sustainable, post-pandemic technology center. An estimated value of $3.6 billion-euro ($5.1 The district will be located about 7.5 million-square-foot site.

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Joe Doucet's Airiva wind turbines are made for city streets and buildings

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The turbines are not designed to be as powerful as the large industrial variety, with Airiva estimating that each wall segment of four turbines can provide 1,100 kilowatt-hours in annual energy production (AEP) based on initial testing. Doucet is a New York-based designer whose practice focuses on innovation and sustainability.

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Tactical issues for renovating university research buildings

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Colleges and universities should ask how sustainable a new building is. But this question of sustainability also has a financial dimension. A 2021 report from the Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA) estimates that higher education is facing a deferred maintenance bill of approximately $121 billion.

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Västerås Travel Center by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

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The building is expected to open in 2025 and seeks to bring the entire city’s infrastructure together under one roof. BIG’s design has evolved over the years to ensure the best possible solutions in function, program, sustainability, and future security.

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Competitions: Construction of an Innovation Campus - iXcampus

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Today iXcampus is taking on a new challenge: to double the surface area of the campus in order to accommodate 1,200 students and 900 employees in 2025. estimated envelope : € 40,000,000 surface to create : 16,000 sqm Read the full post on Bustler.