If someone asked you how your marriage was and you said “sustainable,” would you be proud of that answer? A sustainable relationship to a building, community and planet should be the floor, not the ...

The building industry has a waste problem. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a British nonprofit focused on accelerating the transition to a circular economy, upward of 50 percent of ...

The panoramic perspective afforded by the curving windows of a luxury residence at The Greenwich in New York City. Given the typical grid street patterns and square or rectangular buildings in the ...

Our built environment — from houses to offices, schools and shops — is not environmentally benign. Buildings and the construction industry are, in fact, the world’s biggest consumer of raw materials ...

Recycling has long been an entry point into sustainable design. It's personal, achieved at a micro scale where individuals can reduce waste and preserve energy. But between resource shortages, ...

The built environment is responsible for approximately 42% of annual global CO2 emissions. During a building's lifespan, half of these emissions come from its construction and demolition. To ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. When the fierce winds of hurricanes howl, these unique circular structures are often the only thing left ...

From focusing on repairability to making items easier to take apart and then reassemble, here’s how the furniture giant is rethinking its product line to eliminate waste. By the end of the decade, ...

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The city of Amsterdam has officially opened the Depot Amsterdam Noord, a new repository for the capital’s Stadsarchief city archives. Designed by cepezed and cepezedinterieur, the new building offers ...