Energy efficiency refers to the method of reducing unnecessary energy consumption by utilizing less energy to provide products and services. Energy efficiency has been a rising trend around the world in recent years, especially in home design and construction, due to the rising costs and the environmental problems that greenhouse gas emissions cause. In residential […]
read more
Repurposing existing structures, also called “adaptive reuse”, is the process of taking an existing deteriorated building, transforming it, and reusing it for a purpose other than what it was first intended for. And although adaptive reuse provides various economic, social and environmental advantages, there are some factors that can influence decision-making related to its implementation, and other factors […]
read more
The urban world has been changing quickly over the years. Urbanization can be considered an important engine that drives countries to growth and development. However, rapid urbanization goes frequently unplanned, with cities struggling to keep up with the increasing needs of the fast growing-population. It is thus extremely important that we look at cities in […]
read more