A builder works on the construction of a new home.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed two new zoning bills into law, which could help reduce the state’s homeless population.
Pavers push the asphalt down during road construction.
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Summer means road construction − but what kind of engineering goes into laying down pavement?
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A tonne of carbon dioxide is released for every tonne of cement manufactured from limestone.
A new first-ot-its-kind green cement plant in Redding, California, has 70% lower emissions than conventional cement production.
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The greenhouse gas emissions from concrete production are hard to cut but a new low-carbon cement facility is scaling up production of a far more sustainable alternative.
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India needs to follow a path akin to China’s to find answers to its job woes.
A man walks past heavily damaged and destroyed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southeastern Turkey, May 23, 2023.
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As Turkey is recovering from the most devastating earthquake in its recent history, a timely opportunity emerges to change how to reconstruct housing.
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We’re getting faster at building renewables – but we’ll have to speed up even more to reach our 2030 target of 82% clean energy
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Australia needs more housing and is getting more migrants. But we need more of those migrants to be able to help build those houses.
Lava flows from a fissure near Grindavik, Iceland, on Jan. 14, 2024.
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Iceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to save cities in the past. A volcanologist explains the methods.
This six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, had clear signs of trouble before it partially collapsed in May 2023.
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Too often, signs of trouble are ignored until a problem becomes a crisis. Here are some clear warning signs residents should watch for.
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Most Aussie homes are not suited to the current climate, let alone future extremes. But they can be upgraded. A new report identifies the most common housing types and benefits of renovating.
A newly commissioned air-conditioned first class coach in Ebute-Meta, Lagos, Nigeria.
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More efforts are needed to restore railways in Nigeria. It was a mainstay of the country’s economy in years gone by.
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The way we develop urban peripheries is central to tackling both the housing crisis and the climate emergency.
Excavators found part of a structure formed by two overlapping logs.
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Experts speculated that very early humans worked wood, but previously didn’t have the evidence.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a reversal of his government’s decision to open parts of the Greenbelt to developers.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to allow developers to build projects on parts of the Greenbelt was under the auspices of providing additional housing. But it would never have been affordable.
The See Monster art installation, a repurposed gas platform.
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The 35 shortlisted structures from around the world showcase engineering ingenuity and big ideas for making construction more sustainable.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to journalists at the Ontario legislature in Toronto in August 2023, amid the growing Greenbelt scandal.
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The Greenbelt scandal is among the most serious of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s years in office. So why is he pressuring developers to accelerate construction on Greenbelt lands?
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Modern building materials are often designed with a limited design-life. Exceeding that limit – and not properly maintaining the structures – is risky.
The pulverised fuel ash from coal-fired power stations is typically stored in landfill.
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Pulverised fuel ash can be recycled and used to manufacture concrete as well as other products.
The temperature you feel on a hot, sunny day doesn’t always match the thermostat.
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Thermostats don’t tell the whole truth about heat, particularly in older homes.