Development in Waste-Derived Semi-Alternative and Full-Alternative Binder

The widespread use of traditional bitumen, derived from finite crude oil resources, has led to growing concerns over its environmental impact, long-term availability, and cost. These challenges underscore the urgent need for sustainable, alternative binders in infrastructure applications such as road construction. Although previous research has...

EPConomics: Unveiling the economic potential of energy efficiency in Dutch retail real estate

The quest for environmentally conscious practices has become a paramount concern in the real estate sector, with a growing emphasis on reducing carbon emissions, as they are found to be responsible for a significant 36 percent of total global energy consumption. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) play a crucial role in advancing energy...

Smart Village: Rural revitalisation strategies based on Taobao Village development model in rural areas of GBA

China’s rapid urbanisation and industrialisation seriously impacted rural areas, which is reflected significantly in the Greater Bay Area. With globalisation and digitalisation, the emergence of Taobao villages has become a new model for rural development in China. However, socio-economic activities entering in Taobao villages with digital...

Reconnected to An Ancient Canal: The Change of Canal Corbulo Under Dynamic Coastal Landscape

In light of increasing global divisions, it has been questioned whether human beings are able to connect and communicate with each other when encoutering geopolitical conflicts. The author's experiment on this matter and proposal for this project begins with what was once united but is now divided - the Limes, a legacy left from one of the most...

Landscape as a sustainable interface: Towards a vibrant boundary area in Shenzhen 'Second Line'

In the south of China, there is a city called Shenzhen who develop so fast that use more than 40 years from a fish village to a metropolitan. Behind this rapidly growing, there used to be one strict boundary for separating the downtown and the other district in Shenzhen. The barrier line is 84km long consisted with fences and 16 checkpoints. <br...

Materialisation And Design Development: The "UN Environmental Council"

As headquarters for sustainability of the United Nation, it earns a high value of representing this evolution and stands for fairness and responsibility as well. This offers it a great value to be a graceful monumental building, to which the expansive site area and a great river next to also provide beneficial condition. Then, compare to the...