Residential buildings

US homebuilder Palari is collaborating with Singapore’s SML Group to expand a pipeline of master-planned, net zero energy, sustainable communities across California.   One of Palari’s sustainable master-planned communities in Desert Hot Springs US homebuilder Palari is collaborating with Singapore-based real-estate conglomerate Sinarmas Land Limited (SML) to expand a pipeline of master-planned sustainable communities across […]

Seoul Metropolitan Government is aiming to replace old heating and cooling systems in public buildings with geothermal ones to help achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050.   SMG is introducing an eco-friendly geothermal energy system in public buildings The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has announced it is converting its public buildings, including city hall, to an eco-friendly […]

The cities have signed the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration to address air pollution, which has become the second-largest cause of death on the African continent.   Dakar plans to introduce electric bus rapid transit and introduce more bike lanes Ten major African cities have committed to the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration to improve […]

Research identifies that the most successful cities balance regulation, incentives, innovation and accelerators and work in partnership with landlords, investors, developers and occupiers.   Cities must act now not wait for regulation when it comes to decarbonising buildings City governments are setting ambitious sustainability targets – often well ahead of national goals – but plans […]

The acquisition will strengthen Planet Smart City’s ability to integrate proptech expertise and environmental, social and governance principles into real estate development around the world.   Smart City Laguna in Fortaleza, one of Planet Smart City’s projects in Brazil Smart affordable housing company Planet Smart City has signed an exclusive agreement to acquire Politecna Europa […]

C40 is inviting creative multidisciplinary teams – including architects, developers, community groups and more – to compete to design and develop climate-friendly urban projects.   Izmir in Turkey is one of the participating cities The third edition of Reinventing Cities urban design competition to transform underutilised sites into low-carbon urban projects has been announced. Reinventing […]

The 60-storey Curv residential development is designed to utilise its own energy with sustainable outputs, operating in line with the Canadian city’s Greenest City Action Plan.   The 585-foot Curv is located at the highest point of downtown Vancouver Canadian developer Brivia Group has chosen downtown Vancouver as the location for what it claims to […]

Intended to blur the lines between nature and the built environment, Park Habitat has been designed as a living structure and forms part of an overall campus vision which blends housing, workspace, retail, public space and amenities.   Park Habitat in San Jose. Rendering by Hayes Davidson, courtesy of Westbank San Jose has broken ground […]

Mayors from the C40 Cities network, union leaders and the International Energy Agency want to protect vulnerable residents by scaling investment in relief, retrofits and renewables in cities.   Opportunities in retrofitting and renewables must be seized, according to city and union leaders Mayors from the C40 Cities network, international and European trade union leaders […]

AARP’s ranking uses more than 50 national data sources to measure 61 community characteristics across seven categories, including housing, transportation, environment, health and engagement.   San Francisco ranks as one of the most livable communities in the large city category The US non-profit AARP’s Public Policy Institute has updated its Livability Index, which scores every […]