London mayor launches green energy company
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London – Sadiq Khan has launched a new energy company to help
Londoners cut fuel bills and turn the capital into a zero-carbon
city.
Mayor...
Toyota plans prototype of ‘city of the future’
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Las Vegas – Toyota has unveiled plans to a build a prototype
‘city of the future’ at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is
envisioned
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Cities continue to grow outward, not upward
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New Haven – Large cities around the world continue to favor
‘inefficient and unsustainable’ outward growth into suburbs,
instead of high-density upward growth, finds a new study.
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Zurich is the most forward-looking city in Europe
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Zurich – Zurich has been named the most forward-looking city
in Europe in a ranking of 100 cities. It stood out for having the
highest proportion of
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ETH researchers explore biodegradable bridges
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Zurich – Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology (ETH) in Zurich are conducting interdisciplinary
research into the development of materials that open the door to
organic
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Single-family homes need to be more sustainable
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Lausanne – In order to reach the targets of the 2,000 Watt
Society, single-family homes in peri-urban residential
neighborhoods must become more sustainable. According to a recent
study,
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Bangkok boasts Asia’s largest rooftop farm
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Bangkok – Landscapers have planted Asia’s largest urban
rooftop farm atop one of Thailand’s oldest universities. The
7,000-square-meter green space can help feed people and even
mitigate the
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New resource report shines spotlight on building materials and design
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Madrid – A new report from the International Resource Panel
has found that reducing demand for floor space in G7 countries by
up to 20% could lower
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New York City now home to largest Passive House building in North America
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New York – Park Avenue Green, a multifamily, affordable
housing building in New York City, has now been certified by the
Passive House Institute, making it the
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Global competition challenges cities to embrace green design
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London – C40 Cities has launched a new global competition to
inspire cities to turn underutilized sites into sustainable and
resilient landmarks of the future.
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UN-Habitat and ICLEI expand project to help cities meet climate goals
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Nairobi – UN-Habitat and ICLEI teamed up in 2012 to support
eight cities develop urban low emission development strategies.
They have now taken the project into a
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Antwerp, Munich and Zaragoza win EUROCITIES awards
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Prague – This year’s EUROCITIES Awards were awarded under the
theme ‘cities at a crossroads’, reflecting the new political
landscape at the EU level as well as
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Innovative brick receives ECO label
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Pfungen ZH – An innovative brick developed by brick
manufacturer Keller AG Ziegeleien has received the Swiss ECO-1
label. It is used in the company’s KISmur facade
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Urban green spaces prevent premature deaths
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Barcelona - A new study has confirmed that trees, parks and
gardens near residential homes in cities can prevent premature
deaths.
Researchers from the Barcelona...
Zurich scores top spot in inclusive prosperity index
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Zurich – A new index has ranked Zurich the most prosperous
city in the world for its citizens. The city stood out in
particular for its high
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Stockholm named top winner at World Smart City Awards 2019
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Barcelona – Stockholm has won the top prize at the World Smart
City Awards, which were handed out at this year’s Smart City Expo
World Congress. Other
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Heat captured in subway tunnels could one day heat buildings
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Lausanne – Researchers in Switzerland have developed
geothermal panels that can capture the heat generated in subway
tunnels and use it to heat water or buildings. The
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China boasts largest Passive House project in the world
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Gaobeidian – The Gaobeidian Railway City in central Hebei
province is currently the largest Passive House project in the
world. Comprising 330,000 square metres of certified Passive
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Dubai turns desert into green urban laboratory
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Dubai – The Sustainable City development in Dubai aims to be a
net-zero settlement that uses as little energy and water as
possible. The ‘living laboratory’ will
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Swiss SMEs join forces in China
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Zurich/Beijing – A group of Swiss SMEs is working together to
promote sustainable spatial planning and construction in China. To
support their work, they set up the
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