building

Eco-Innovation

What are ‘cool roofs’ and could they save lives?

The study also found that solar panels could reduce temperatures while generating energy.

02/10/2024

Design

Tracey Emin leads opposition to Margate brutalist building renovation

Opponents say the modifications will damage the architectural integrity of the block and reduce views of the seafront from the inside.

17/09/2024

Economy

EU construction outlook: Will there be a rebound next year?

ING reveals which European countries’ construction sectors are bouncing back and which are still a little slow to pick up.

06/09/2024

Design

Hempcrete: The green brick taking on the challenge of climate change

Hempcrete is a bio-based building material helping to power the drive to net-zero, but how can a product developed a millennia ago help tackle today's environmental challenges? Euronews Culture gets down and dirty with a material that has Europe’s eco-conscious architects high with excitement.

01/09/2024

Eco-Innovation

Finland is building a giant heat pump to cut CO2 from warming homes

The heat pump will be part of a plant that will warm around 30,000 homes in Finland’s capital city.

29/08/2024

Green News

China leads the world on renewables but continues to rely on coal

China installed more than 180 gigawatts of solar power in 2023, compared to 58 gigawatts across the whole of Europe.

20/08/2024

Eco-Innovation

The unique challenges of fitting solar panels to historic buildings

With the need for green energy increasing, many historic buildings around Europe have been fitted with solar panels using innovative and creative techniques.

03/08/2024

Greece

Greek real estate has become more expensive, recent data show

The housing market is tightening in one of Europe's southernmost countries.

12/07/2024

Turkey

Building collapse in Istanbul, kills at least one and injures eight

Emergency workers tried to rescue people trapped under the collapsed apartment building in Istanbul on Sunday.

02/06/2024

Europe News

At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid

Russia pummeled Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack on Saturday, injuring at least 19 people, local officials said.

01/06/2024

Green News

Mumbai must cut back on billboards as storms intensify, author warns

Cyclones are getting more frequent in the mega city, and the built environment is making matters far worse.

15/05/2024

No Comment

Thousands in Mali replaster the Mosque of Djenne

The annual re-plastering of Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building and on UNESCO's Danger list since 2016, helps maintain its integrity.

13/05/2024

Eco-Innovation

These window-mounted heat pumps can be fitted in 15 minutes

Heat pump tech has been downsized into something that looks a bit like a window air conditioner.

12/03/2024

Italy

Italy unveils new plan to improve worker safety

Euronews correspondent Giorgia Orlandi reports on how the safety of Italian workers is once again at the centre of government debate.

04/03/2024

Design

Mercedes-Benz unveil plans for residential skyscraper in Dubai

As car makers jump on a new trend to create luxury skyscraper apartment buildings, we look at the history of building societies.

27/01/2024

Design

Japan has a new tallest building - but its height may surprise you

While Asia and the Middle East are full of towering skyscrapers, Japan's tallest buildings are of a slightly different stature due to the increased risk of earthquakes in the Japanese archipelago.

24/11/2023

Climate

How should architects build as climate change takes hold?

From energy efficiency and Passivhaus to retrofits and carbon handprints, here are some sustainable design basics.

06/11/2023

Destinations

Wanted: New owner for this abandoned Spanish village

Previous owners who bought the village in the early 2000s had aimed to transform it into a tourist hotspot.

25/10/2023

Design

Day care centre in London wins prestigious architecture award

Judges said the John Morden Centre was uplifting, sustainable with a strong social programme – ‘a place of joy and inspiration’.

23/10/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The day London Bridge was inaugurated… in Arizona?

10 October 1971: London Bridge opens to the public in Lake Havasu, Arizona, after being shipped halfway around the world from its original home in the British capital.

10/10/2023