Archinect

JANUARY 25, 2022

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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Site Innovation Estimating Technology 199

Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Find out more about Water-Filled Glass › Photo by Sun Lee Colorifix by Orr Yarkoni and Jim Ajioka Synthetic biologists Orr Yarkoni and Jim Ajioka have developed a way of colouring textiles using bacteria in place of toxic chemical dyes which is already being used by mega-retailer H&M and experimental clothing brand Vollebak (pictured above).

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Materials Innovation Glass Technology 134

Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

The current version of the design is the result of two years of engineering, development and testing, with the key change being to the shape and size of the blades. The company plans to conduct customer pilots in the second half of 2024, with the aim of taking the first orders in 2025.

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Cities Building Commercial Concept 139

Santa Cruz Architect

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Atmospheric water generation (AWG) uses technology to produce potable water from the surrounding air. Atmospheric water generators (AWG) are now being developed to squeeze water from the air. Source’s hydropanel in a rooftop application. Oceans could be tapped, but desalination is energy intensive and costly.

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Innovation Technology Technology Materials 75

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Lightyear has developed a production-ready solar car (top and above). Another company developing solar cars is US-based Aptera. The hope is that this fledging technology will help to close the efficiency gap between cars running on fuel and those running on electricity. Cost poses hurdle for accessibility.

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Engineering Engineering Roofing Manufacturing 108

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Having been dubbed the next step in humanity’s evolution, it is no surprise that about $500 billion worth of funding has already been poured into developing the online presence of the new city-state NEOM. Significant parts of the project were initially set to be completed by 2020, with a further expansion completed by 2025.

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Cities Estimating Technology Technology 73

BD+C

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Developers are already responding to the higher interest rate environment that we’re in now; new building permits have been falling for over a year and construction starts are following suit. But because of the lengthy development cycle of multifamily projects, this slowdown won’t be reflected in apartment completions until 2025.

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Housing Permits Estimating Construction 59