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Product Sustainability Framework responds to "growing demand" for sustainability information

Deezen

Retailer Finnish Design Shop has launched a tool to individually assess and rate the sustainability of more than 20,000 design products featured on its online store. The tool assesses five main categories: social responsibility, eco-friendly production, climate impact, sustainable materials, and circular design.

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Developing Our Sustainability Action Plan

SW Oregon Architect

The AIA regards the development of a Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) by every member firm to be a useful step toward achieving its 2030 commitment targets. As the AIA’s guidance document states, each SAP is a declaration of a company’s unique approach to sustainable design. We’re doing so now.

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Sustainability

Westeck News

Content courtesy of FGIA – Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance Sustainability The fenestration industry continues to grow and strives for buildings that are both environmentally-friendly and energy efficient. FGIA actively participates in sustainability initiatives, with a focus on the fenestration and glazing industry.

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A Sustainable Jobs Blueprint To Net-Zero

Westeck News

The Sustainable Jobs Blueprint series co-developed by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the Pembina Institute aims to offer a pathway to ensure industrial change and decarbonization is informed by social dialogue focused on creating new, good jobs, ensuring workers have a clear path forward.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman

Deezen

British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is set to create a waterfront development in Muscat, Oman , that will include canal walkways and have a design "emphasising climate resilience". million-square-metre development will feature a marina, a cultural district, canal walkways and a recreational waterfront.

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Six courses on sustainability for designers

Deezen

Dezeen Courses: a programme that challenges students to create environmentally responsive design schemes is included in this roundup of courses on sustainability. The courses in this roundup were created to equip students with the practical skills to design products, spaces and built environments in a more sustainable way.

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The Future of Architecture: 10 Transformative Design Principles for a Sustainable World

Architizer

The urgency to address the pressing issues of climate change, social inequalities and the need for sustainable, resilient and livable communities is more evident than ever. Use mapping information to mitigate impacts and ensure resilience when planning developments and designing building structures, landscapes, and infrastructure.