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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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A ccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), based on current policy settings and economic trends, electricity generation from renewables, including hydropower, wind and solar PV, is on track to grow by 8 percent in 2021 and by more than 6 percent in 2022. By Dominique Cantelme. From the July/August 2021 Issue.

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Retrofitting Europe’s Homes: How Digital Construction can Support Greener, Affordable Housing

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The wooden roof, floor and walls are designed to capture sunlight and body warmth – limiting the need for heating throughout the building’s lifecycle. And the structure itself can be unscrewed, enabling the building to be dismantled and moved whenever needed. Across the EU, buildings account for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Virginia office complex achieves urban integration with inventive design

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The building’s stepped facade helps it conform to contextual scale and attain energy and water conservation, as well as occupant health and wellness. As one approaches the site, CODE is only visible as a three-story structure of a similar width to the neighboring historic, party wall buildings.

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Virginia office complex achieves multiple goals with inventive design

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The building’s stepped facade helps it conform to contextual scale and attain energy and water conservation, as well as occupant health and wellness. As one approaches the site, CODE is only visible as a three-story structure of a similar width to the neighboring historic, party wall buildings.

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Uncover the Latest News on US 45 Ramp to I-41 to Close, Construction Permit Application, US-131 Construction is Set to End on Friday, and Ferrovial Won $1.2b Infrastructure Contracts

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Meanwhile, for the first time in more than 40 years, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has docketed this kind of application for a commercial non-light water reactor and accepted TerraPower’s building permit application for evaluation. Natrium uses a 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor with molten salt energy storage.

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6 Reasons Why Prefabrication Is Perfect for Building Manufacturing Facilities

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In manufacturing, the goal is optimising the production process – to deliver the highest quality and efficiency. Fabricating components off-site leads to more consistent builds and higher quality outputs. 1: More certainty on every build. Productisation can deliver value from the first build and throughout an asset’s lifecycle.

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Read the Latest News on “Blockers” and “Builders” Over UK Pylons, A Construction Company Contributes £4k to Worker Welfare Charity, the New High-speed Railway in Britain is Taking Shape, and the UK is Set to Build the Fewest New Homes in a Decade

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The post Read the Latest News on “Blockers” and “Builders” Over UK Pylons, A Construction Company Contributes 4k to Worker Welfare Charity, the New High-speed Railway in Britain is Taking Shape, and the UK is Set to Build the Fewest New Homes in a Decade appeared first on UK Construction Blog.