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Architecture 2030's new CARE Tool helps measure the carbon reduction of retrofit projects

Archinect

A new metric measuring the amount of carbon reduced in reuse projects is changing the way practitioners of the built environment can quantify the success of retrofit projects of all types and sizes.

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Ethics in Architecture

SW Oregon Architect

Some estimates project a cost of up to $1 trillion (USD). Designed to be car-free and powered by renewable energy, it's part of Saudi Vision 2030. Initial construction began in 2021, with a completion target of 2030. An unimaginably huge project like The Line poses an obvious ethical quandary.

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Dear Architects: If You Really Want to Be More Sustainable, Start Prioritizing Reuse Projects

Architizer

Architecture 2030 ’s mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. Unfortunately, renovation rates lag behind IPCC-estimated requirements. Existing buildings are a key to a climate smart built environment.

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Everything you need to know about Saudi mega-project Neom

Deezen

It forms part of the Saudi Vision 2030 plan to diversify the country's economy in order to reduce its dependence on oil. Neom is working to ambitious timelines, with much of the project set to be built by 2030. The aim is for one million people to be living in The Line by 2030. Where is Neom? When will Neom be built?

Project 145
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Dementia Friendly Project by IMMORTAL

aasarchitecture

According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds and it is estimated that by 2030 this number could very well reach 78 million and that much of the increase will be in developing countries – that is a scary statistic. Source by IMMORTAL.

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Fast Tracked

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Reporting methodologies can vary based on the unit of measurement, estimated project life span, or how a project’s area is defined. The group, which is led by the Carbon Leadership Forum, Architecture 2030, Building Transparency, the U.S. They could talk about the total carbon footprint of the concrete used.

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"Timber alone cannot get us out of this mess"

Deezen

There is a paradox in our desire for a low-carbon built environment. On the other, UN-Habitat estimates that 3 billion people need adequate housing by 2030, with demand for 96,000 new homes every day (that's more than one per second), giving us a clear moral responsibility to build to improve people's lives.