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Green News

Data centres have driven Microsoft’s emissions up by 30%

AI has helped increase Microsoft’s emissions almost a third since 2020.

16/05/2024

Eco-Innovation

Painting pavements and roofs could reduce city heat by 1.5C

Cool paint can help cities combat the urban heat island effect, a new study suggests.

01/04/2024

Climate

Euroviews. Buildings create 37% of greenhouse gases. Here's how to change that

Many solutions exist to make our built world more sustainable, but the clock is ticking. Five areas must be prioritised to make progress in decarbonising real estate, Gregory Dewerpe writes.

23/03/2024

Green News

Member states to restore 16% of poor buildings by 2030 under new law

European Performance of Buildings Directive aims to provide granular detail on how to decarbonise building stock, concluding a pillar of the European Green Deal.

12/03/2024

Design

Remote Swiss village will be home to world's tallest 3D-printed tower

The futuristic White Tower of Mulegns stands 30 metres tall. The multipurpose cultural space is set to open in June, becoming the tallest 3D-printed structure in the world.

13/02/2024

Europe News

Ukraine allies look to rebuild country in more sustainable way

Stakeholders met in Vilnius on Tuesday to discuss life after the war.

28/11/2023

Green News

These 10 European cities aim to be climate neutral by 2030

Five cities in Spain received the honour, along with cities in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Romania.

13/10/2023

World News

Euroviews. We're building a new Paris every week — but can this be sustainable?

The decarbonisation of our construction sites is long overdue. Building is fundamental to human life, yet the way we do it is stuck in the previous century, Eric Alström writes.

22/08/2023

Eco-Innovation

Could your future home be made of fungi?

Architects have created Lego-like bricks of fungi that could slash construction’s carbon footprint.

06/06/2023

Scenes

Meet the sisters championing clean construction techniques by getting their hands dirty

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar

05/06/2023

Living

Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders preserve an ancient green technique

Intricate bamboo webs are still part of the cityscape in Hong Kong - where brave students are keeping the sustainable skill alive.

09/05/2023

Europe Decoded

This rebuilt hospital makes case for green reconstruction of Ukraine

Horenka's hospital is one of an estimated 330 that have been destroyed across Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. It is now more energy-resilient and efficient thanks to a solar-powered heat pump.

23/03/2023

Living

Why is Italy opposing an EU plan for greener buildings?

Countries will older houses could bear the brunt of EU-mandated green building renovations.

06/02/2023

Green News

Ranked: The European countries with the best and worst home insulation

Feeling the cold in the UK? This data on European housing stock explains why.

09/12/2022

Eco-Innovation

Inside the ‘extraordinary’ 3D printed home that can be fully recycled

This innovative 3D printed house is fully recyclable. Now, researchers want to scale production up in a ‘factory of the future’.

24/11/2022

Home

Italian researchers build first hydrogen-powered house in Europe

This student house in southern Italy is powered by hydrogen fuel cells - a first as Europe tries to reduce its carbon emissions and reliance on traditional energy sources.

22/09/2022

Living

These beautiful floating homes are actually made of cardboard

These tiny houses are transforming Rotterdam’s old harbours to solve its space problem.

26/07/2022

Design

Who will win the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize this year?

This year’s shortlist for the UK’s best new building includes a Hackney primary school, a net-zero office development and the replacement of an Oxford college library previously gifted by Samuel Pepys.

22/07/2022

Eco-Innovation

This gorgeous sustainable school keeps students cool in 45 degrees

Deep in the Indian desert, this amazing elliptical school is a sustainable masterpiece.

12/06/2022

Eco-Innovation

5 magnificent examples of green architecture around the world

The most stunning, environmentally mindful buildings from all over the globe.

05/05/2022