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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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How to Choose the Right Wasp Exterminator for Your Home

The Architecture Designs

A licensed professional is more likely to adhere to industry standards and regulations, assuring they are well-qualified to handle the complexities of wasp removal safely and precisely. A reputable exterminator prioritizes the safety of both occupants and the environment.

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Fast Tracked

Landscape Architecture Magazine

As municipal governments, developers, universities, and corporations begin to collect emissions data, either voluntarily or to comply with local regulations, experts say that the building sector will need better standards for reporting embodied carbon data. “We Image courtesy Climate Positive Design.

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Smart Spaces for Smarter Working: Maximizing Workspace Flexibility with Lockers

BD+C

Another firm, Global Workplace Analytics, estimates significant cost savings for companies, suggesting that organizations can save over $11,000 per year for every employee who works remotely half the time. Far from their traditional image as simple storage solutions, modern lockers are designed to support the dynamic nature of hybrid work.

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Sustainable Practice: When Will Recycled Timber Have Its Moment

Architizer

The new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has now been enacted as part of the wider European Union Green Deal. Last October, Construction Europe reported on a lack of EUDR preparedness across built environment sectors within the context of a rise in timber as a building material. Interested in participating next season?

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Balbek Bureau proposes "temporary but dignified" refugee villages for Ukraine's displaced

Deezen

As locals flee violence and destruction, an estimated 6.5 Socialising, especially in the new environment, has a positive effect on people's psychological state," the studio said. It is faster to set up such a pilot village in Ukraine than wherever else due to additional regulations in Europe," Balbek Bureau told Dezeen.

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

Renovation is not only a new creative frontier for architects, it is the future of architecture: according to Deloitte estimates, up to 90 percent of future development will involve re-designing existing buildings. At this point, adaptive reuse is mainstream, and the carbon-saving benefits are well-known (and widely touted).

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