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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.
Meet the environmentalist teaching natural building techniques in India
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Meet the French architects turning construction waste into furniture
Furniture is often seen as disposable but this French start-up wants to change all that.
Meet the sisters championing clean construction techniques by getting their hands dirty
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Barcelona residents face eviction as Sagrada Familia Basilica completion approaches
Since work began 141 years ago, the Sagrada Família has become almost as famous for its endless works as for its magnificent architecture. Now nearby residents face being evicted if the construction is completed, but are doubtful a decision be made before this month's key local elections.
Watch ‘Europe’s largest 3D-printed building’ come into shape
The 3D-printed building is expected to be completed by July and will house computer servers.
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.
‘Environmental catastrophe’: Can recycled cement help rebuild Ukraine?
Concrete’s binding ingredient is responsible for around 8% of global CO2 emissions. But researchers have found a way to recycle it all.
Greece to stop illegal construction on the party island of Mykonos
The crackdown comes after an archeologist was subjected to a "mafia-style attack" at his home in Athens.
Meet the Greek team studying and preserving traditional stonemasonry
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The declining art form of stone masonry is being preserved and revived by a group of people in Greece.
Campaigners vow to fight ‘mad’ UK airport expansion
The High Court has given Bristol airport permission to increase its annual capacity from 10 million to 12 million passengers.
Flamingos and pelicans threatened by new Albanian airport
Albania’s new airport could destroy avian habitats and risk aircraft collisions with big birds, protestors warn.
Watch just what Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot can do now
Boston Dynamics has released a new video showing its Atlas humanoid robot very much at ease working on a (fake) construction site.
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.
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’.
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.
France uses AI to detect more than 20,000 undeclared swimming pools
Tax authorities have used the technology on a regional basis, but will now roll it out nationwide.
Meet the film director who built his own house out of hemp
After turning 60 and welcoming his first granddaughter, Steve Barron felt the need to give something back to the planet and began researching how to build a house out of hemp.
French 'tiny houses' project giving the homeless a lifeline and a home
Participants in the project in Brittany take part in all aspects of the construction of the mobile homes and are given the keys afterward.
Where has the world's longest glass-bottomed bridge just been built?
In a bid to bring tourists back to Vietnam, the nation’s government has constructed the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.