Engineers Australia calls for underground infrastructure investment

Engineers Australia’s Bernadette Foley believes underground infrastructure will play an increasingly important role in building more sustainable cities. ( sornchai/stock.adobe.com)Engineers Australia is urging governments and planners to recognise underground infrastructure as a powerful asset for climate adaptation. Addressing international delegates at the Joined International Conferences on Tunnelling and Tunnel Boring Machines in Melbourne, Engineers Australia group executive for professional standards and engineering practice Bernadette Foley said tunnels and underground infrastructure will play an increasingly important … The post Engineers Australia calls for underground infrastructure investment appeared first on Inside Construction.

How machine learning is helping architects design more sustainable cities

Emerging technologies like visualisation and rendering software powered by AI and machine learning enable architects to assess sustainability early in the design process, writes Dan Ring of Chaos. The post How machine learning is helping architects design more sustainable cities appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Middle-Schoolers Lead the ‘Charge’ Toward Sustainable Cities at the 32nd Annual Future City® STEM Competition

Coinciding with the Release of CITIES OF THE FUTURE IMAX Film Washington, DC – The Future City® Competition, a premier STEM engineering challenge for middle school students, proudly unveils the finals of its 2023-24 season, set to take place in Washington DC from February 17-20, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. This year’s competition, themed […]

The role of activity roofs in shaping sustainable cities

Rapid population growth in cities and intensified climate change bring the challenges of limited urban space and more extreme weather conditions. Learn how activity roofs offer a solution by maximising space and improving overall quality of life. The post The role of activity roofs in shaping sustainable cities appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

London wins bid to host 2023 sustainable cities summit

London has won a bid to host the Ecocity World Summit in June 2023. The summit is the global conference on sustainable cities, and brings together key urban stakeholders every two years from across the globe to focus on actions cities and citizens can take to rebuild our human habitat in balance with living systems. The post London wins bid to host 2023 sustainable cities summit appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

Arcadis - Sustainable Cities Index report, 2022

The Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index ranks 100 global cities on three pillars of sustainability: Planet (environmental), People (social), and Profit (economic).