Why the Future Needs Green Buildings
While we often look to vehicles as a benchmark for emissions, they are hardly the only culprit in pollution. The buildings that form our city skylines and house our workplaces consume 20-50% of physical resources and continue to produce emissions long after their...
Causes of Ocean Pollution and Tips to Reduce and Prevent It
Ocean pollution is an urgent and immediate problem. In fact, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic enters our oceans every minute. This level of waste isn’t sustainable. We live in an era of convenience. From the products we use to our construction...
How Cities and Nature Can Coexist
As modern cities grow and expand into vast metropoles of metal and concrete, we lose our connection to nature. While there is certainly progress in terms of technology and growth, many cities are losing sight of what their citizens truly need. In order to foster...
How to Power a City Sustainably
It’s time for cities to take their climate roles seriously. In fact, many cities around the world are implementing 100% renewable energy, and there’s no better time for the rest to get on board. More than 40 cities worldwide have taken up the challenge to get all...
Sustainable Building Materials
What does it take for architecture to be sustainable? It’s not just vehicles that contribute to pollution; buildings consume 20-50% of physical resources and produce emissions long after construction. Sustainable architecture includes both the use of resources in...
