China announced last week at the United Nation’s 75th General Assembly and first virtual General Debate thatit will scale up its climate commitment with the aim of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. The meeting coincided with the virtual Climate Week NYC 2020.
New York has finalized regulations designed to significantly reduce the use of greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons—a refrigerant common in air-conditioning systems.
Canal operating agency issued RFQ for global bidders for largest regional investment program since waterway expansion, to meet canal and population needs for 50 years.
The daring rebuild of the dysfunctional landmark Portland Building, designed by the late Michael Graves and considered to be the building that triggered the postmodern movement in architecture, was so successful that the building team is writing a playbook for the delivery model it used, which it calls collaborative design-build, with progressive contracting.
Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena aims to be the first International Living Future Institute Zero Carbon certified professional sports venue in the world.
If all goes according to plan, construction of Atlassian headquarters could begin early next year on a 40-story hybrid timber-and-structural-steel office building in Sydney, Australia