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Price of carbon permits has fallen

Brandon Donnelly

At the beginning of this year , I predicted that we would see the price of carbon continue to rise, and in particular the price of EU carbon permits. Back in January, the price of EU carbon permits were hovering around €80 per tonne. Well the year is still young but so far the opposite has been happening.

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Everything you need to know about Archinect's Generative Futures AI Storytelling Challenge (but never dared to ask)

Archinect

The competition invites architects, designers, students, and storytellers to imagine the future of architecture and the built environment through the lens of artificial intelligence. Yes, your submission is absolutely permitted to make use of AI-driven text-to-image tool. Can AI be used to generate story elements?

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Snøhetta's design for a new French asylum court seeks to offer ‘a place of calm during a time of intense turmoil’

Archinect

Hearing thousands of annual cases of people from over 160 countries, the court is considered the final jurisdiction for deciding the future of asylum seekers in France, overseeing residence permit disputes, refusals, and orders to leave the country.

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"We can't detox our built environment by swapping out fossil-fuelled building materials for timber"

Deezen

Some might accept the premise of not-enough-trees and tackle it with supply and demand logic: sure, humanity is demanding too much stuff, but that's okay – we just need to innovate on the supply side by finding ways to grow more trees faster, thereby permitting us to take more trees faster. But using timber needs to be more than a fad diet.

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Full funding secured for US tallest skyscraper says developer

Deezen

We will be first getting a grading and infrastructure permit," said Matteson, who has reportedly partnered with local construction consultants Thinkbox and engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti for the tower. And then we will get a building permit in September. The downtown is ripe for urban development.

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IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades

Deezen

It contains an adaptable living space at its centre "The folding panels allow multiple open-closed configurations on one or both sides, depending on the landscape in which it is inserted, be it a forest, a beach or an urban environment," said Guallard.

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Appendix Q of the CRC – The Tiny House Code

Santa Cruz Architect

Zoning restrictions around minimum lot sizes, building setbacks, and permitted uses can create significant hurdles. Obtaining permits and approvals can be a complex and time-consuming process, requiring expertise in navigating bureaucratic structures. This highlights the need for further policy clarity and streamlined regulations.

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