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Peak Energy
"Hedonistic sustainability." That's how Bjarke Ingels, founder of architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), describes the newest Danish waste management facility, CopenHill. Completed in October…
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From the Rubble
Puerto Rico's infrastructure woes began long ago. But a series of earthquakes this year coupled with hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017—which racked upUS$139 billion in damage—exacerbated the U.S.…
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Roaring Back to Life
A century ago, some 200,000 lions roamed Africa. Today, there are just 20,000. It's a startling statistic that conservationists Ivan Carter and Mark Haldane have discussed around the campfire…
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Ice Adventures
Glaciers are mammoth, slow-moving rivers of ice that cover about 10 percent of Earth's surface and hold nearly 70 percent of its freshwater. But due to climate change-induced melting, those…
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Shifting Sands
When Oppenheim Architecture was approached about a project to build the Ayla Oasis Golf Resorts Comfort Station in Aqaba, Jordan, the project sponsor wanted something iconic. But the team was…
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Car-Free Projects Gain Speed
In a bid to combat congestion and carbon emissions, more cities are launching initiatives to build or retrofit car-free zones.
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Like a Sponge
China's drainage problem needs urgent and innovative solutions. Flooding regularly plagues 641 of the 654 largest cities, sometimes with high death tolls. And a 1-meter (3.3-foot) rise in sea levels…
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Prius
For nearly a century, the auto industry was content to churn out gas-guzzling vehicles that peeled away at the earth's ozone layer and drained wallets with fuel costs. That changed when Japanese…
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Tengger Desert Solar Park
Spanning some 43 square kilometers (16.6 square miles) in the open desert—and supplying power to more than 600,000 homes—Tengger Desert Solar Park was constructed at a never-before-seen scale,…
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