Vertikal Nydalen Oslo – BREEAM Excellent and Futurebuilt
This building utilizes innovative environmental technology and is the first mixed-use building in Norway with natural climate control.
THE PORTAL FOR GREEN ARCHITECTURE
– BUILDINGS, BUILDINGPRODUCTS & RESOURCES
ESG analysts: Green buildings and materials aren’t more expensive. How to increase demand.
Green buildings receive some attention. Why isn’t it more common, and what is recommended to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals in time?
Exposed: Environmental documentation errors and EU’s greenwashing sanctions
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive boosts sustainability from 2024. This article compares EPDs, public procurement and financial sanctions.
Futurebuilt brilliance building: The National Museum, Oslo
The largest property owner in Norway, were pioneers in incorporating environmental requirements for materials from the project’s inception in 2014.
Elevating Standards: Environmental Verification for JM’s Entire Residential Portfolio
JM is one of the leading residential developers in the Nordic region. Elegance Meets Sustainability: JM’s Swan-certified architectural and material Triumphs.
All new Peab and JM homes to be Eco-labelling certified
How Scandinavian homes achieve health and environmental certification
Snøhetta architects become carbon negative
From 2039, the architecture firm Snøhetta will only design carbon-negative buildings.
What is FutureBuilt and why is it important?
The green economy affects the growth of human well-being and social equality while reducing environmental threats and the use of natural resources. Architects, how can this be executed in the face of a worldwide shortage of skilled professionals?
Where architects and building owners access health and eco-verified buildings, building materials, and expert consultants with reliable documentation.
Together, we help bridge the comeptence gap between green jobs and green initiatives.
Tools for landscape planning and biodiversity conservation.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has developed a scientifically based tool to conserve our vital biodiversity.
Green jobs and the global competence gap
A global skills gap in the green jobs market, particularly in the field of
Seven sustainable building trends 2023
Major environmental impacts, and also social ones, are embodied in our buildings.
Biomimicry in Architecture
The strength of nature is “lazy and intelligent,” says Sigrid Adriaenssens, a professor of engineering at Princeton who specializes in biomimicry. Spider silk is five times stronger than steel.
Buildings designed to connect people with nature and to mimic the patterns and systems found in the natural world.
Biophilia and biomimicry are two concepts that are gaining momentum in the field of architecture.
The need for independent control of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
Today third party independent verification (review and inspection) plays an important role in ensuring confidence in data. But, there are other crucial enhancements that must be made.
Sustainable buildings are for people
Chris Butters editorial to the book: 100 SUSTAINABLE SCOTTISH BUILDINGS
So the idealists were right, Utopia requires constraints. Professor Sandy Halliday MCIBSE CEng
Crucial aspect of architectural skills and imagination
Book: Sustainable construction second edition.
a masterclass on the principles and techniques involved in the design and delivery of practical, affordable, high quality sustainable buildings and places.
Circular Ecodesign, Materials and the Value Chain
Circular economy, sustainable products, ecological and social responsibility – by Chris Butters