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Singapore needs to ‘de-ornamentalise’ city greening to combat heat, infestations, says botanist
A local academic urged the city-state to incentivise property firms to plant more native species, steering Singapore away from its “manicured garden city” image. Embracing more natural landscapes could reduce urban heat and cut pest control costs.
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As AI and cloud use surge, the city-state explores new ways to cut the rising energy footprint of digital services.
The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.
In the aftermath of typhoons Kalmaegi and Fung-wong, mismanaged climate funds and weak infrastructure leave communities exposed to disaster.
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Urban heat is a public health emergency, an infrastructure challenge and a climate crisis rolled into one. To safeguard cities and their most vulnerable populations, India needs city-level cost-effective long-term mitigation strategies.
It can provide a wider choice of green products such as energy saving appliances, e-vehicles, and sustainable building materials. Government departments can be mandated to purchase such products, and the aggregation of demand can nudge manufacturers to reduce the carbon footprint of their products and seek green certification.
How people in low-income communities are coping with heating cities could set the example for future heat-stressed citizens to follow.
The Indonesian city of Surabaya put in public parks where others put in buildings. It is now reaping the creative, economic and cooling benefits.
#green building 播客
Having "stretch targets" can spur innovation, says the sustainability chief for one of Hong Kong's largest real estate firms in the latest episode of "On the frontlines". He also shares why the firm has chosen to publish the draft of its net zero plan for open discussion of its climate targets.
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Covid-19 didn't kill events, but it did change them. Teymoor Nabili and Veemal Gungadin tell the Eco-Business Podcast how a pandemic transformed the way sustainability events are conceived and organised.
#green building 新闻发布稿
International Built Environment Week
A new format of International Built Environment Week (IBEW) to inspire lateral thinking
#green building 研究
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