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OCEANIUMS, A Biomimetic Generation of Floating and Sustainable Stadiums, by Vincent Callebaut Architectures Project name: OCEANIUMS Architecture firm: Vincent Callebaut Architectures Location: Factional Tools used: Principal architect: Vincent Callebaut Design team: Collaborators: Visualization: Built area: Site area: Design year: 2022 Completion year: Budget: Client: Status: Concept - Design Typology: Sport › Stadium Vincent Callebaut Architectures: Rather than perpetually building new stadiums for each new World Cup and Olympic Games, we propose to build cultural and sports hubs intended for nomadism at sea. Half boat, half stadium, these low-carbon community hubs would navigate thanks to renewable energies by using solar radiation...

Elemental references "double condition of castles" for cylindrical home in Mexico Chilean studio Elemental has created a round concrete house called Casa del Tec outside of Monterrey, Mexico that is the prize of a raffle that funds higher education at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey. Completed in 2022 in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, the three-storey textured reinforced concrete shell serves as a shell for the 600 square-metre home. Elemental designed a cylindrical home in Mexico "We have always been struck by the double condition of castles," Elemental said. "They are fortresses turned inwards, protecting something inside that we...

What is an energy-efficient air conditioner? If we tell you that you can save money and take care of the environment while having an air conditioner at home, would you believe us? Well, the truth is that it is possible, if you choose an energy-efficient air conditioner. You can find energy-efficient appliances including air conditioners in almost all their forms. It may be a higher investment at the beginning compared to a regular air conditioner, however the long-term savings can make up for it. What is energy efficiency? Energy efficiency refers to the optimization of resources to achieve a goal....

Sustainable Architecture & Green Buildings Driving Net-Zero Efforts at RMZ RMZ Corp is one of Asia's largest privately-owned real estate owners, investors and developers, with a Massive Transformative Purpose to imagine, create & transform for the future. The company has an audacious target of expanding its total assets under management (AUM) to 350 million sq ft by 2032 Hyderabad, Sustainable architecture and green buildings meeting the needs of a balanced ecology is an emerging and on-demand trend in the Indian and global real estate landscape. RMZ Corp, one of Asia's largest privately-owned real estate investment, development and management firms, has embraced and...

Winning strategies for sustainable construction Sustainability remains high on the construction industry’s agenda, and for good reasons. Across the sector, there is an increasing awareness that contributing to a cleaner, greener, and more energy-efficient built environment yields long-term benefits for stakeholders and – more importantly – the planet at large. “There’s plenty of motivation to make sustainability a priority in construction and the good news is that we see that priority being taken seriously by more and more of our clients,” says Jennifer Hogan with Pretium Engineering. It’s an optimistic report, but now is no time for Canada’s designers, engineers,...