Cities are seeking low-cost ways to ease the heat island effect. Researchers found benefits and trade-offs in two popular ...

There are some proven steps that cities can take to help cool the air – planting trees that provide shade and moisture, for ...

This Obscure But Powerful “Dark Roof” Lobby May Be Making Your City Hotter Reflective roofs can reduce energy bills and make urban areas livable. Roofing manufacturers have other priorities.

Unlike the flat, gray roofs adorning other structures on the street, the school’s roof is a bright, verdant green. Covered in native plants, the vegetation provides an unlikely urban haven for ...

The impacts of existing and hypothetical green infrastructure scenarios on urban heat island formation, Environmental Pollution (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115898 ...

Cite: Andreea Cutieru. "Adaptive Reuse as a Strategy for Sustainable Urban Development and Regeneration" 04 Nov 2023. ArchDaily.

A practical toolkit to transform cities into smart and sustainable ecosystems REMOURBAN is a five-year project funded under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme. Since its kickoff in 2015, the project has ...

Via Serio 5 represents a virtuous example of urban architecture capable of reconnecting with its surroundings and generating quality without excess. A building that embodies the transformation ...

Kensington Roof Gardens in London opened in 1938, and from 1981 to 2018 was the site of Richard Branson’s appropriately named Babylon restaurant. But the city rooftop bar is now a staple around ...

The outbreak of bubonic plague in Lagos in the 1950s brought to the fore the need for urban renewal and regeneration at that time. Lagos Executive Development Board (LEDB) was established to kick ...