3D-Printed Construction Must Mature Before It Delivers
We’ve seen the advent of printed homes, but how feasible would it be to scale that 3D-printing technology to...
Engineering for Change
Interest: Habitat
Informed construction saves lives, and it also just makes life more pleasant. Architects and engineers are mining the world’s traditional building techniques to find better ways to contend with earthquakes and floods and to adapt to problems like extreme weather in changing climates. At the same time, design of refugee housing and disaster-resistant buildings incorporates tried-and-tested construction with materials like reinforced cement and even plastic. Our basic human right to shelter increasingly hinges on smart choices and good design.
Interest: Habitat
Affordable Ways to Create a Sustainable Home
Sustainable homes use less energy and water, are built with respect for resources, and can often be more comfortable and healthier to live in as well. While some systems created...
Most Buildings Were Designed for an Earlier Climate – Here...
Climate change will affect every aspect of our lives – including the buildings we live and work in. Most people in the US, for example, spend about 90 percent...
Livestock in the New Health Center: Lessons Learned in Rural...
Curious to learn how a health center turns into an animal barn? I saw the transformation firsthand while developing a project in rural Mozambique. The key takeaway was that communication...
A Two-For-One Solution: Repurpose Cardboard Waste to Build H...
What if we could reduce the amount of garbage we produce and build low-cost homes to solve housing shortages using one solution? Discarded boxes, toilet paper rolls and other...
Research Brief: A Plan for a New Conception of 21st Century ...
It’s possible to visit a US library and never touch a book. Card holders can learn to weld in a vocational class at a library in Austin, Texas, take...
Informal Immigrant Camps Hidden in Chile: How Can We Help?
Informal settlements are hidden in Chile, the wealthiest country of Latin America. How can engineers and humanitarians help? The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) University of Chile...
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Plastics Could Help Build a Sustainable Future – Here’s How
For more information see: How to Stem the Flow of Plastic Waste for a Global Impact The disposal of...
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Ten Apps and Creative Technologies for Greener Urban Living
This article is part of a series by students in the Sustainable Development program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem,...
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Coronavirus: We’re in a Real-Time Laboratory of a More Sustainable Urban Future
A pause has been forced on urban life. Quiet roads, empty skies, deserted high streets and parks, closed cinemas,...
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Megacity Slums Incubate Disease – But the Coronavirus Response Isn’t Helping the Billion People Who Live in Them
Having ravaged some of the world’s wealthiest cities, the coronavirus pandemic is now spreading into the megacities of developing...
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The Case for Sustainable Infrastructure: ASCE’s Online Course, Policy Statements and Resources
The American Society of Civil Engineers promotes sustainability in the design and construction of infrastructure. In support of that...
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Five Questions for Elizabeth Hausler, Founder of Build Change
The aphorism that insanity is repeating a mistake and expecting different results could have been written for the disaster...
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Featured Design Manual | Towards Safer School Construction: A Community Based Approach
The field manual Towards Safer School Construction: A Community Based Approach has quickly begun to inform and affect standards...
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Featured Design Manual: The Participatory Approach for Safe Shelter Awareness (PASSA)
The most common response to large-scale disasters is a well planned effort to ‘build back better.’ Increasingly, however, the...
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Finally, a Credible Prototype for Sustainable 3D-Printed Housing
Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP, an Italian 3D printing enterprise, announced that they began printing housing prototypes called TECLA....
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As the Climate Changes, Architects and Engineers Need to Design Buildings Differently
In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and Midwest United States....
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