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Reducing energy and maintenance costs: Why autonomous buildings are no longer experimental

2026-06-04T21:50:00.000Z
Density, resilience and self-sufficiency can be planned for in tandem. The writers make a case for reinstating the production of food, energy and water closer to where people live. Above is a 2013 proposal for Tengah Green by design agency WOHA.
Opinion & Features

When the gates close – designing the resilient city

2026-04-16T09:06:23.000Z
The Gear, an early adopter and live testing ground for AiBE, is a smart building in Changi Business Park.
Design AI and Tech Awards
DAITA 2026

Primustech teaches buildings to ‘think’

2026-04-07T22:00:00.000Z
With H3 Zoom's Facade Inspector, inspections can be conducted through remote capture, eliminating work-at-height risks and improving accuracy.
Design AI and Tech Awards

AI-driven inspection platform boosts productivity by 70% for H3 Zoom

2026-04-07T22:00:00.000Z
JPMorgan's new headquarters in New York is 423 m tall, has net-zero operational emissions and is powered entirely by renewable hydroelectric energy.
Global Enterprise
BT EXCLUSIVE

‘Not meant to make a big statement’: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon on the bank's US$4 billion New York HQ

2025-12-19T03:03:34.000Z
AI generates insights that enable owners to make evidence-based decisions about the next iteration of their assets.
Opinion & Features

From cleaning floors to driving portfolio value: How AI will disrupt facility management

2025-09-08T23:00:00.000Z
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering's greenscape includes 15,000 sq m of tiered 'sky gardens'.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

A brighter shade of green

2024-08-30T21:00:00.000Z
Singapore can achieve greater emissions reductions if breakthroughs are not just made technologically, but also in the master-planning of industrial estates and the ecosystem.
Opinion & Features

Planning Singapore’s industrial estates for greater sustainability

2023-09-18T09:00:00.000Z
Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Sustainability, stressed the need for the private sector’s involvement in researching urban solutions, such as cost-efficient cooling and ventilation and smart-energy management strategies. 
ESG

Private sector R&D crucial to Singapore’s energy efficiency: Amy Khor

2023-05-17T13:03:25.000Z
The world's tallest building constructed from industrial hemp will soon rise in Cape Town's city centre. The wood-finished walls are all made from "hempcrete" blocks: a material with multiple properties of insulation, fire resistance, and a negative carbon footprint.
Property

World's tallest 'hemp hotel' trails South Africa's green credentials

2023-05-03T06:49:13.000Z
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