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Flats hosted inside water pipes may be a solution to Hong Kong's housing crisis
A local architect, with his ‘Opod Tube Housing’ project, aims to build low-cost, stackable apartments using sections of 2.5m-wide concrete water pipes A local architect, with his ‘Opod Tube Housing’...
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Waste is upcycled into bricks for streets in Nairobi
Materials that have ended up in the dumpsite can benefit the community while also creating unique street designs in the process Materials that have ended up in the dumpsite can benefit the community...
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A small-scale company in Zanzibar transforms waste glass into bricks
The initiative started as a way to deal with the large quantities of waste glass that are produced on the island and stay untreated, ending up into the natural surroundings The initiative started as...
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The ‘Colors of Humanity’ building features an innovative façade covered with colorful photovoltaic glass
The energy-efficient building will be the new ‘Doctors Without Borders’ headquarters in Geneva The energy-efficient building will be the new ‘Doctors Without Borders’ headquarters in...
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A number of cities around the globe are testing 3D crosswalks in order to slow traffic
An interesting technique that aims to make the streets safer, even though no study to check whether it actually reduces accidents has yet been conducted An interesting technique that aims to make the...
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Video with the most captivating 2017 Structural Engineering News
Thestructuralengineer.info is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in its Structural News Center in 2017. Thestructuralengineer.info is pleased to...
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Art in photovoltaics: World’s first solar panel mural installation is a reality
The solar panel was unveiled last November at San Antonio’s Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival The solar panel was unveiled last November at San Antonio’s Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festiv...
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Civil society organizations from 28 EU countries ally against coal
‘Europe beyond Coal’: a campaign against climate change, atmospheric pollution and its disastrous effects on humans and the environment ‘Europe beyond Coal’: a campaign against climat...
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This tower in São Paulo is formed out of four irregularly-stacked volumes
Designed by the Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, this mixed-use tower located in the Jardins area, Sao Paulo consists of four varying volumes, each of them with different-sized floor plates tha...
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Singapore's deepest transmission cable tunnel system is almost ready
A network of giant tunnels which will protect Singapore's electricity supply for the future has been completed. A network of giant tunnels which will protect Singapore's electricity supply for the fu...
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