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May 11 2021 If we are seeking sustainability, we must focus on the concrete
Unquestionably, in the coming years, the survival of the human species on earth will be greatly influenced by the rational use of natural resources; which will require a change in mentality and strategies from the construction industry.
Therefore, sustainability is an expression of social responsibility that has to do with saving non-renewable natural resources, with respect […]
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Abr 27 2021 By 2030, U.S. will slash its carbon pollution 50 to 52 % compared with 2005
Since 1751 the world has emitted over 1.5 trillion tonnes of CO2. To reach our climate goal of limiting average temperature rise to 2°C, the world needs to urgently reduce emissions. One common argument is that those countries which have added most to the CO2 in our atmosphere – contributing most to the problem today – should take on the greatest […]
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Abr 05 2021 Air pollution, like a pandemic, kills millions every year
Globally, air pollution accounts for about 7 million premature deaths a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)—more than twice as many as alcohol consumption and more than five times as many as traffic accidents. (Some recent research puts pollution’s toll far higher than the WHO estimate.) A majority of those deaths are caused […]
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Abr 05 2021 Wastewater, challenges and opportunities
As we all know, good water quality is essential to human health, economic development, and basically, life itself. However, as populations grow and natural environments become degraded, ensuring sufficient and safe water supplies for everyone is becoming increasingly challenging.
Due to population growth, accelerated urbanization and economic development, the quantity of wastewater generated and its overall […]
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Mar 18 2021 Sustainable Design and Health in Offices
You will know the exponential curve of human progress that has resulted in the way of designing and building today without the need for a single plane. Adela will explain the different dimensions of the BIM methodology, from three-dimensionality for the detection of interferences to how attributes are established to each part of the virtual […]
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Mar 18 2021 Photovoltaic renewable energy
In this conference, Juan Sebastián takes us on a journey from the origin of life through evolutionary revolutions to explain the role of energy in our civilization, from an economic point of view to how it shapes the way we relate to each other. as a society.
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Mar 18 2021 Spring is coming. What does it mean in a warming world?
The vernal equinox is the day when the tilt of the planet’s axis is inclined neither toward nor away from the sun. (This also happens during the autumnal equinox at the beginning of fall, and of course the dates are reversed for the Southern Hemisphere.) Wherever you are in the world, the season officially begins […]
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Mar 16 2021 World Water Day – Valuing Water
On 22 March, 2021, The World Water Day is held every year since 1993, and it focuses on the importance of freshwater.
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. It Is a day […] -
Mar 11 2021 Can we keep the CO2 emissions down on the Post-COVID Era?
With the pandemic, a serious crisis dialed back the world economy and with it, carbon emissions. According to a new study, global CO2 emissions declined around 7% below 2019 emissions, which is about what we have to reduce every year to have a chance of keeping the average global temperature rise below 1.5 C.
The economic […]
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Feb 05 2021 Have you heard about the Reicher triangle?
Named after Dan Reicher, Stanford researcher and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy, the theory goes that in order to rapidly deploy clean energy, you need three elements: technology; policy; and finance.
When these components are integrated, we’re able to thoughtfully accelerate the speed and scale of clean technologies. The technology is there and is getting better. […]