Architecture & Design
Parking garages transformed into community gardens
Bates Smart has plans to turn some of Melbourne’s 1200 acres of parking spaces into much-needed community space.
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Property & Construction
Tiny home uses passive design to retain heat
A tiny home in New Zealand has been designed to stay warm in winter using passive sources of heat.
Architecture & Design
Platform helps architects estimate carbon emissions of planned buildings
An architecture studio has released an open-source digital tool that helps architects to design more efficient buildings.
Science
Non-toxic, fire-resistant glass protects from extreme heat
The double-paned windows and doors can withstand up to 1000 degrees Celsius for up to two hours.
Property & Construction
A digital library of building systems to cut carbon emissions
A collaborative project has created a catalogue of building designs to make taller timber construction cheaper, faster and easier.
Architecture & Design
A sustainable timber tower to be built on top of 19th-century mill
Urban Agency has put forward a proposal for a timber tower, consisting mainly of office space, to be built on top of a nineteenth century industrial mill in Dublin.
Architecture & Design
Partnership designs modular houses to be constructed from recycled plastic
The homes, which incorporate around eight tonnes of plastic waste, have been designed to be a low-cost option for sub-Saharan Africa.
Health & Wellbeing
Modular living system optimises COVID-19 quarantining
The design provides an affordable solution with multiple transparent, functional modules for a better and safer quarantine experience at home.
Travel & Tourism
Secluded Bed and Breakfast caters to new needs during the pandemic
A one-roomed Bed and Breakfast in Sweden is an example of how some in the travel and tourism sector are pivoting during COVID.
Travel & Tourism
A socially-distanced wooden cabin for travel post-COVID
The Australian startup Unyoked is developing stylish cabins that provide a safe option for travellers looking to get away from the city.
Property & Construction
Glass-fibre bars could help replace ageing concrete infrastructure
Researchers in New Zealand are testing out the use of glass fibre to reinforce polymer bars in structural engineering.
Property & Construction
Weather-dependent roof tiles can heat or cool a building
The design helps homes better regulate interior temperatures and reduces the need for air conditioning.
