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Video: What are superblocks?
Cities are cities because they have public space. The superblocks are a solution to free up public space occupied by cars, and restore uses and functions of the city that motorization does not allow.
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Appointment with the maker movement in Bilbao
The old Artiach biscuit factory in Zorrotzaurre is hosting this weekend (November 18-20) the 4th edition of the Maker Faire Bilbao, appointment with the creators and innovators of the maker community. The maker movement, whose banner is the DIY or Do-It-Yourself philosophy, recommends that we can all empower ourselves and take the step to create…
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Schlierberg: The quintessential green neighborhood
The neighborhood of Schlierberg in the German city of Freiburg (or Friburgo in Spanish) is an example of sustainability for the world: it is completely self-sufficient, in fact it generates four times more energy than it consumes. The neighborhood consists of 59 wooden houses, each equipped with photovoltaic solar panels that cover their large roofs,…
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International award for Sustainable Rehabilitation in Vitoria-Gasteiz
The rehabilitation of a residential building in Vitoria-Gasteiz, a characteristic block of the development movement of the 60s, has received the Grand Prize for Sustainable Rehabilitation of the Green Building & City Solutions Awards 2016, which is delivered by the international network < a href="http://www.construction21.org/static/who-we-are.html">Construction21. The award-winning project, by the architects Israel Martínez Villa and…
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Cable cars reach urban public transport
Cable cars have taken center stage in Latin America as a means of mass urban transportation, notably in Medellín, Colombia, where Metrocable serves to integrate disadvantaged neighborhoods with difficult access located at the top of the hillside. Similarly, the Mexican capital has just inaugurated Mexicable, a system of gondolas that connects the citizens of the…
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This is our footprint in the arctic melt
A new study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and published by Science has quantified for the first time the direct contribution of every person on the planet to the melting of the Arctic: for every ton of CO2 they emit each of us, 3 m2 of arctic ice disappear. The decrease in…
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The Silicon Valley of agriculture
70% of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2050, citizens who will need access to wholesome and wholesome food. Given this scenario, Denmark wants to lead food research and innovation with Agro Food Park, an campus housing 80 organizations and 1,000 employees in an environment that combines agricultural production and life urban….
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Video: Before it’s too late
Are we in time to reverse the catastrophic effects of climate change? The National Geographic documentary produced by Martin Scorsese and guided by Leonardo DiCaprio places us at the breaking point “before the deluge.”
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Tesla’s camouflaged sunroofs
Tesla, in an effort to make clean energy and energy efficiency sexy and appealing to the public, has unveiled new solar panels, developed together with Solar City, virtually indistinguishable from conventional roof tiles. The resulting solar roofs are paired with a new generation of its PowerWall home batteries and a new charger for the Tesla…
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The gender gap could take 170 years to close
The disparity in wages and employment opportunities between women and men has widened in the last four years, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2016 from the World Economic Forum, which underlines the need to integrate the talent of half the population for sustainable economic growth. Specifically, the wage gap currently stands at 59%,…