Channel: Built Environment Archives - Page 2 of 8

Play on artificial grass made of coconut not plastic

News: Sustainability strengths of renewable materials harnessed to create first non-plastic artificial grass made from natural coconut fibres.

News: Regenerative design not only boosts biodiversity, but also helps urban communities build climate resilience to flood risk and heatwaves.

News: Designed to help residents live longer and happier, new Blue Zones housing in Utrecht to be healthiest neighbourhood in the Netherlands.

News: Fully electric construction helps city of Arnhem fight flood risk on banks of the Rhine, with zero-emissions dyke reinforcement.

Opinion: As certain big brands drop Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Jim McClelland explains why the doubters are wrong: DEI is here to stay.

News: Landmark new wooden building design on Helsinki waterfront will be home to forest industry brand and most sustainable hotel in Finland.

News: Carbon-negative aggregate tested for use in asphalt resurfacing on strategic road network in England, to shrink footprint of highways.

News: Offering funding and support, global tech giant invites government and non-profit organisations to submit ideas for resilient cities.

News: In a win for sustainable placemaking, planning permission has been granted for the biggest timber-structure neighbourhood in the UK.

News: For construction, the development of a new US protocol for low-carbon cement marks a key step down the road towards decarbonisation.