Westeck News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Content courtesy of PEMBINA institute Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Waiting For More Support Need to overcome low demand, lack of skilled labour, and lagging regulation. From that analysis, we developed four policy recommendations: Recommendation 1: Provide market certainty by implementing regulations that require deep building decarbonization.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

Having only become government policy in 2016, Taiwan expects to have amassed a social-housing stock of 200,000 units by the end of 2024 – and has already set an ambition to hit one million units by 2032. Development is mostly funded by city governments, with additional support from central government.

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Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2023

The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the UK government has announced. Once the regulation comes into effect in October 2023, these items will no longer be offered by retailers, food vendors or takeaway restaurants, the government said.

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e-architect

MAY 30, 2023

The pioneering community approach builds on AHF’s successful pilot Heritage Development Trust (HDT) initiative, which supported seven trusts across England with revenue funding, grants to develop plans for historic building projects and specialist advice as they scale up their activities. What is a Heritage Development Trust?

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Its lofty aims included commitments to "establish climate and biodiversity mitigation principles as the key measure of our industry's success: demonstrated through awards, prizes, and listings" and to "advocate for faster change in the industry towards regenerative design practices and a higher government funding priority to support this".

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

If passed into law, the Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill would require building regulations to be amended to limit the roughly 50 million tonnes of CO2 that are emitted from the materials and construction of buildings in the UK every year. Duncan Baker is proposing a bill to regulate embodied carbon.

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Westeck News

MAY 11, 2023

New energy-efficiency regulations are a key measure to help British Columbia meet our CleanBC 2030 goals,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “We Our government is dedicated to ensuring that everyone in B.C., Content courtesy of BC Gov News The New Building Code Changes Support B.C.’s

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Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 31, 2023

During American Housing Month, organizations and government agencies across the country may hold events, workshops, and outreach programs to educate the public on housing-related issues. Each year, the American Housing Survey (AHS) is sponsored is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S.

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Westeck News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The federal government should update its energy efficiency regulations to align with net-zero goals. Working with main contractors, architects, designers and clients, we recognize the requirements of each development are unique, and provide a custom solution to suit. Thermal values reach Passive House and Net Zero targets.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

Completed in 2017, Dalston Works is a 10-storey residential development in east London that contains 121 apartments with balconies as well as two ground-level courtyards, retail and restaurant space and an integrated flexible workspace. Dezeen is not aware of any larger CLT buildings constructed since.

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

Polly Osborne Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Architects Regulations Biophilic Design Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Urban Planning When we spend time in nature, we instinctively feel its value. There’s more focus than ever on the environmental impact of construction projects.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

To meet the ambitious climate targets ahead, designers, developers, and construction firms need common standards. Developed by Sasaki, Carbon Conscience is a tool that helps landscape architects calculate embodied carbon. By Timothy A. Image courtesy Climate Positive Design. An effort to standardize emissions reporting is now underway.

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Deezen

AUGUST 21, 2023

The New York University professor and Center for the Advancement of Trustworthy AI co-founder warned that governments could be making a mistake by gambling on "the premise that generative AI will be world-changing". If hallucinations aren't fixable, generative AI probably isn't going to make a trillion dollars a year," he said.

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Westeck News

JUNE 9, 2023

British Columbia has taken a big step towards achieving its net-zero commitments for buildings and energy efficiency from windows with low U-values, and by proposing changes to the Demand-side Measures Regulation, which governs demand-side management (DSM) programs for gas and electric utilities in the province. s electricity grids.

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Community Architect Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The design breaks the current 50' height limit by a factor of 6 or more and introduces residential use to zoning regulations that allow only public and commercial uses. The full weight of city government is ready to make this a reality. The proposals also is much more drastic than the never enacted Inner Harbor 2.0

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Santa Cruz Architect

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Commission’s mission is “To protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the environment of the California coastline” The Commission was established in 1972 by voter initiative via Proposition 20, initiated in part in response to the controversy surrounding the development of Sea Ranch, a planned coastal community in Sonoma County.

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Westeck News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

*Content courtesy of Pembina Institute As governments across Canada commit to building thousands of new homes, they also must commit to ensuring that housing is affordable to heat and cool Canada’s governments are addressing two intersecting crises: climate and housing.

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Architizer

JANUARY 3, 2022

In response, the material industry is also responding by investing in research and development. Indeed, while the GCCA producers’ pledge is admirable, many members in the industry argue that it would be better if countries themselves put a price on carbon and develop policies to help speed up the transition.

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Westeck News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Canada Energy Regulator (CER)?needs?to?create, inform the development of climate policies that are aligned with?the To ensure that policy, regulation,?and For instance, the federal government?has proposed and existing regulations?(such such as the clean fuel regulation)?as Specifically, the?Canada

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BD+C

MARCH 2, 2023

The next steps for a sustainable, decarbonized future 0 qpurcell Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:03 Sustainability For building owners and developers, the push to net zero energy and carbon neutrality is no longer an academic discussion. Government regulators are increasingly requiring that buildings perform more efficiently.

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BD+C

JULY 13, 2023

Eoin Conroy , UK country director for Atenor (the building’s developer) recently joined David Weatherhead , design principal for HOK’s London studio, for a LinkedIn Live conversation on the challenges and opportunities of retrofitting buildings like 10 New Bridge Street. Retention of anything is not a cheap option,” said Weatherhead. “We

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2023

Since the 1930s, it had developed without any centralised planning or regulation. Many of the resident-built buildings were six or seven storeys high In 2016, the city government started drawing up plans to redevelop Villa 31 and improve conditions for its residents.

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BD+C

JANUARY 7, 2020

Advances to the technology, manufacturing and regulations are ever-changing — and today’s industry is acutely aware of that volatility. Initially, the federal government enacted Section 201 tariffs, placing a 30% year-one tariff on imported solar cells and modules from all but certain developing countries.

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e-architect

JANUARY 28, 2023

RIBA UK News in 2023 The RIBA developed the guide with the law firm, Simmons & Simmons LLP, to help members understand key issues affecting architects from the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), the Building Act 1984, and related regulations that are likely to be introduced.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Located in the foothills of east Tainan , the market for Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau was designed by MVRDV as a food supply hub as well as a space for people to gather and socialise. The earth and planting on the roof help to further regulate the temperature and passively cool the market to a comfortable level.

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Westeck News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Following a devastating summer, the government of British Columbia’s long-awaited upgraded climate plan will face intense scrutiny. Subnational governments have an important role to play. government has put in place a solid foundation to address current and future impacts of climate change. Published in Vancouver Sun (Oct.

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Santa Cruz Architect

AUGUST 11, 2023

Building codes are essential regulations that ensure the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of structures. Understanding Building Codes Building codes are a set of regulations and standards that govern the design, construction, and operation of buildings.

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The Architecture Designs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

It’s a design philosophy that seeks to minimise the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space. Beyond solar, innovative heating and cooling systems are being developed to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint.

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e-architect

APRIL 2, 2023

We will contribute to the process by transforming Grozny into a financial, trading and industrial hub, by forging partnerships with the Middle Eastern countries, and by adopting and amplifying the best practices in good governance, education, recrea-tion and agriculture sectors”. The agency was founded in 1997.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

.” This report presents a vision of a nature-positive urban development that addresses climate challenges and ensures that all urban activities have a positive environmental impact by 2030. Landscape and planning development Sierra Sathorn. Landscape and planning development Mapletree Business City II. Bangkok, Thailand.

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2014

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The Architecture Designs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Investigate Building Regulations Before beginning any design or construction process, it is important to become familiar with the local building regulations that apply to your area. Depending on your local building regulations, this can be a complex process.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

"Africa's unique context, which is both richly challenging and richly creative, means it's a powerful place from which to examine the issues that will dominate the next century – climate change, societal change, demographic change, new forms of governance, explosive urbanity."

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BD+C

OCTOBER 15, 2013

day event was the Vision U40 competition, where 15 teams battled for $5,000 in prizes to see who could develop the best solutions for today''s pressing social, economic, technical, and cultural problems related to the built environment. The highlight of the 2.5-day

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BD+C

DECEMBER 26, 2013

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

These focus on overhauling the TEN-T system of interconnected railways, waterways and roads across the continent, increasing long-distance and cross-border rail traffic, updating and developing smart mobility services such as mobility apps, and improving urban mobility by focusing on public transport, walking and cycling.

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BD+C

MARCH 29, 2024

Rob Atkinson and Chris Forney Office Buildings Headquarters Architects Regulations Energy Efficiency Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Many companies are striving to achieve climate neutrality , which involves bringing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down to net zero on an annual basis.

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