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Solar panels made mandatory on almost all new homes in Tokyo

Tokyo lags in its uptake of renewable energy. Just four per cent of buildings with the capacity for solar panels currently have them - but a new rule is about to change this.

Climate

Europeans' need for air con at home soars by 170% in 40 years

European land temperatures have increased more than the global average, with big consequences for our energy use at home.

France

One person confirmed dead in France building collapse

A man's early warning saved further lives after a four-story building collapsed in the French city of Lille on Saturday morning.

Nature

UK government accused of launching a ‘full-on attack’ on nature

Charities dedicated to protecting wildlife and nature in the UK say that recent government decisions are putting the environment at risk.

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Germany

The leaning tower of Bremerhaven was 'a disaster waiting to happen'

An iconic lighthouse in the northern German city's port is in danger of collapsing.

Ecotech

Could bright colours make solar panels a more attractive option?

Dull colours can discourage architects from using solar panels on buildings but this new discovery could change that.

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.

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Images of collapsed unfinished building in southwest Iran

Videos posted on social media show the aftermath of a building collapse in southwestern Iran where at least six people died and 80 people are trapped under the rubble.

Spain

Explosion at Madrid building leaves two workers dead, 18 injured

At least 18 others were injured in the blast, including one person in a serious condition.

China

Police arrest 9 after building collapses in central China

Chinese police arrested a building owner and eight other people Sunday, two days after the structure collapsed, leaving dozens trapped or missing, police and state media said.

Greece

Powerful explosion injures 3, damages offices buildings in Athens

The blast occurred early on Wednesday morning and caused a fire in the building.

USA

New York: Bronx apartment fire kills 19, including nine children

A malfunctioning heater has been blamed for the fire that filled a high-rise apartment building on Sunday in New York City’s deadliest blaze in decades.

Design

Shaping Europe's skylines: 5 of Richard Rogers' greatest works

Following the passing of the famed British architect, we look back at some of the Richard Rogers originals shaping Europe's skylines to this day.

Italy

Eight dead in Sicily after gas explosion causes building collapse

"It was as if a plane had crashed into our building," a local resident said.

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Firemen search for survivors after building collapses in France

French rescue workers dug out the body of a man but also pulled a toddler and the child's mother alive from the rubble of a three-story apartment building that collapsed Tuesday in a suspected gas explosion on southern France's Mediterranean coast.

France

Three people found dead after building collapse in southern France

The three-story building came crashing down at Sanary-sur-Mer near Toulon.

Czech Republic

Czech arsonist sentenced to life in prison for 2020 apartment fire

Eleven people, including three children, died in the building in Bohumin last August.

Ecotech

Concrete: The secret CO2 emitter behind coal, oil and gas

This new concrete formula could mitigate two billion tonnes of CO2.

Turkey

Thirteen people rescued from rubble after building collapses in Turkey

Turkey's Disaster Management Agency said 13 people were rescued from the scene and taken to hospital.

Nigeria

At least 36 dead after high rise building collapses in Lagos

A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria's largest city.