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Lloyd Wright chapel to be disassembled following ongoing California landslide

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Underground utilities such as electricity, water, sewer and gas utilities have also broken and are currently unusable. We are taking immediate action to carefully disassemble the chapel's historic materials as a necessary step in the preservation of the chapel for generations to come," he continued.

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IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades

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The challenge was to manufacture a mobile home with wood, using the materials and tools that we have at Valldaura Labs so that it met the requirements of a mobile construction at a regulatory and functional level," MAEBB co-director Vicente Guallart told Dezeen.

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Let's build toward a circular economy

BD+C

In the simplest sense, a circular economy is an approach to material lifecycle management guided by three principles: eliminate waste, keep materials in circulation for as long as possible, and regenerate natural systems. I’m so excited for organizations to see the value that comes from a proper, streamlined deconstruction.

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Let's build towards a circular economy

BD+C

In the simplest sense, a circular economy is an approach to material lifecycle management guided by three principles: eliminate waste, keep materials in circulation for as long as possible, and regenerate natural systems. I’m so excited for organizations to see the value that comes from a proper, streamlined deconstruction.

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Architects’ Guide: 18 Ways To Make Your Designs More Sustainable

Architizer

From maximizing energy efficiency to choosing sustainable materials and ensuring ethical construction practices, these strategies are designed to help professionals make the most of available resources. By selecting locally produced materials, you reduce transportation costs and emissions and you also support the local economy.

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Architects Guide: 18 Ways To Make Your Designs More Sustainable

Architizer

From maximizing energy efficiency to choosing sustainable materials and ensuring ethical construction practices, these strategies are designed to help professionals make the most of available resources. By selecting locally produced materials, you reduce transportation costs and emissions and you also support the local economy.

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"I've seen the entire narrative change" around sustainable fashion says Christopher Raeburn

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It has never been easier for designers and brands to access recyclable materials and close the clothing loop , says Christopher Raeburn in this interview. When I first started Raeburn, recycled materials would be 30 to 50 per cent more expensive to purchase. Among the designer's past projects is a coat made from life rafts.