Is it feasible to use wood in major constructions?
Wood has been the material of choice for thousands of years. Readily available, easy to treat and resistant, it made up the first columns, planks were used to make beams and it helped build bridges or railway lines. Is it time to go back to wood as a structural material?
Cities Made for Citizens’ Needs
During the last years, cities have seen rapid shifts to virtual and remote work, new partnerships across ecosystems, and unprecedented levels of adaptability.
Cities in the New Normalcy: What makes them Attractive for Talent?
“Cities are the most important physical creation ever built by Man”, according to José Antonio Ondiviela, an opinion shared by other major urbanists including Jane Jacobs, Edward Glaeser, Carolyn Steel or Ben Wilson. The new 2022 edition of ‘WorldWide Observatory for Attractive Cities’ once again talks about cities being the “epicenter of human activity”. What makes them attractive?
Forest cities: nature conquers the heart of cities
What are forest cities? What defines them as a concept. Its main advantages, and its risks and problems.
7 stadiums that have reemerged…with rather different uses
Stadiums normally become an elephants’ graveyard and a solid economic argument for not hosting sporadic sporting events. However, some of them have managed to survive with uses that vastly differ from their original purpose.
What is aerothermal energy and how can it be used in districts?
Aerothermal energy is one of the most efficient ways of heating entire buildings using very little energy due to its extremely high efficiency and performance. This is how aerothermal energy works in cities.
Sandra Baer, SmartCitiesWorld | City Branding, Social Inclusion & Digital Technology Investments
Sandra Baer is focused on city branding, social inclusion, and the acceleration of digital technology investments that shape a city’s future.
Amazon
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector helps government, education, and nonprofit customers deploy cloud services to reduce costs, drive efficiencies, and increase innovation across the globe.
Countdown on Health and Climate Change
The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future.
When landfills become smart
What is a smart landfill? In this article we tell you how an intelligent landfill works, its tech, advantages and results.