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Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Marketing & Media

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Issued by AfriGIS 23 Jan 2024

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

Property

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

22 Dec 2023

Source: Yael Geffen, chief executive officer and a shareholder of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty.

Property

#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

Yael Geffen 8 Jan 2024

The Eco Green Wall is an example of a sustainable living wall system. Karen Botes

Agriculture

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities - new study

Karen Botes 8 Nov 2023

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Construction & Engineering

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Md Sazan Rahman 3 Feb 2022

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Construction & Engineering

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi

ESG & Sustainability

The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi

17 Dec 2020

New report highlights role of nature-based solutions in post-Covid-19 recovery

ESG & Sustainability

New report highlights role of nature-based solutions in post-Covid-19 recovery

21 Oct 2020

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Construction & Engineering

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Construction & Engineering

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Michael Hardman and Nick Davies 7 Oct 2019

Circular cities of the world: What can green infrastructure do?

Construction & Engineering

Circular cities of the world: What can green infrastructure do?

Daniel Johnson 19 Sep 2019

Green roofs, like this one in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have many benefits. Leonardo Ikeda/Shutterstock

ESG & Sustainability

How buildings in Johannesburg could benefit from green roofs

Anne Fitchett 9 Sep 2019

Circular cities of the world: What can green infrastructure do?

Construction & Engineering

Circular cities of the world: What can green infrastructure do?

Daniel Johnson 25 Jun 2019

Viable forest solutions are needed to build greener, healthier cities says FAO

Agriculture

Viable forest solutions are needed to build greener, healthier cities says FAO

28 Nov 2018

Studio Gang releases images of San Francisco's twisting Mira Tower

Construction & Engineering

Studio Gang releases images of San Francisco's twisting Mira Tower

4 Sep 2018

Futuristic urban district in Hoofddorp gets greenlight

Construction & Engineering

Futuristic urban district in Hoofddorp gets greenlight

27 Jul 2018

Construction & Engineering

Making cities cooler is a no brainer - so why are we doing so little about it?

Tiziana Susca and Francesco Pomponi 2 May 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

Construction & Engineering

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

'Timber roof truss designer' now registered as professional designation

Construction & Engineering

'Timber roof truss designer' now registered as professional designation

22 Jan 2018

Architecture in 2018: Look to the streets, not the sky

Construction & Engineering

Architecture in 2018: Look to the streets, not the sky

Sean Weiss 5 Jan 2018

Construction & Engineering

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

Gondar landscape

Tourism & Travel

Nearly completed Gondar Hills Resort set to invigorate the Ethiopian tourism sector

29 Mar 2017

Reflective roof and skylights on a Walmart store, Las Vegas, ,

Construction & Engineering

Green and cool roofs provide relief for hot cities, but should be sited carefully

Ashish Sharma 1 Jul 2016

An algae-powered city for the world's newest country

Construction & Engineering

An algae-powered city for the world's newest country

Kate Walker 7 Jun 2016

ESG & Sustainability

Porto Novo: an African city taking action against climate change

Lorena Pasquini 22 Jun 2015

Kindlewood Community Centre recently launched

Property

Kindlewood Community Centre recently launched

2 Apr 2014

Another rare blue diamond found

Energy & Mining

Another rare blue diamond found

Lucille Davie 13 May 2013

Retail

Planned economic degrowth could improve sustainable development

18 Oct 2012

Vele Secondary School wins award for sustainable architecture

Construction & Engineering

Vele Secondary School wins award for sustainable architecture

12 Oct 2012

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