A breakthrough material may revolutionize sustainable construction going forward. To do so, it will reimagine the way that buildings are cooled. The most energy-draining aspect of the average building is its cooling system. Keeping a building at a comfortable temperature can take a ton of electricity, and it requires refrigerants that are harmful to the […]
(REVIEW) Did Muslims influence the construction of Europe’s great religious structures, such as Mont St. Michel, Durham Cathedral, the Basilica of Santiago de Compostela, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Cappella Palatina in Sicily? Researcher and author Diana Darke argues that the connections between Islamic and Christian cultures during the medieval period were much […]
Location: Vancouver, BC
An attorney used a combination of photogrammetry and multiple pieces of video evidence to allege that the devastating Eaton Fire in Los Angeles last month was caused due to the fault of Edison, the local power company. The Eaton Fire started on January 7 and burned 14,021 acres including large swaths of the populated Altadena […]
There was a time when a company like Volkswagen could commission various luminaries to write letters to the future, then publish them in Time magazine as part of an ad campaign. In fact, that time wasn’t so very long ago: it was the year 1988, to be precise, when no less an optimistic (or optimistically […]
Some in Vancouver’s cultural community are talking about a total rethink of the city’s art gallery, including different locations. Others say searching for a new site is a waste of time. Could western Canada’s largest art gallery find new life in a reimagined department store space? Or possibly in a vast underground expanse? Could it […]
We’ve seen a few key improvements in both paint and electric vehicles over the past year. And while those two industries might not seem all that connected beyond EVs having paint on them, Mercedes looks to be making that connection a lot deeper with a new solar paint that could reportedly remove all range anxiety […]
Village plan modelled after Italy’s Portofino hinges on city making good on 2015 promise to demolish viaducts Concord Pacific says it’s ready to push forward with what it’s calling Concord Landing — a development of the long-dormant northeast shore of False Creek that it says will create 5,000 new homes but also “a vibrant, walkable village […]
West Coast Canadians and Americans are now a bit closer to high-speed rail travel between the two countries. A group of Oregon lawmakers announced on this week their support for the progression of the Cascadia High-Speed Rail project, which will connect Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland. They have allocated $49.7 million in federal funding to the […]
In the heart of Milan, Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) rises as a lush, green antidote to urban sprawl. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, this groundbreaking pair of residential towers seamlessly blends architecture and ecology, offering a blueprint for sustainable cities. While it’s not the only skyscrapers heavily featuring plants, it was the groundbreaking build that […]
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