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2 Weeks Left to Co-Create the NEB Facility! 🚨 The clock is ticking, but you still have time until 17 September 2024 to help shape the future of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility! 🏗️🌍 Your input is crucial in defining the 2025-2027 roadmap for this unique EU funding tool, which aims to revitalize neighborhoods through sustainable and inclusive design. The European Commission is seeking your ideas on the specific development and transformation needs that will guide the next steps in this transformative journey. 👉 How to Contribute: https://lnkd.in/e_pdvEi5

"A closed loop for materials exists at the planetary scale, but Life’s material cycles are nested and interconnected across all scales. At the ILFI Living Future Conference, Biomimicry 3.8’s Zeynep Ahron took the stage with Interface to talk about how Nature’s material cycling strategies, and in particular Life’s Principles, can inspire new ways of thinking to address existing shortcomings and failures of existing circular design approaches. " Here is more about the work of this organization. Bravo https://lnkd.in/eDtrBpUR

I am glad to share that I have officially completed the online course 'Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient Cities' by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and EIT Urban Mobility, taught by Benjamin Büttner, PhD, and Ana Rivas, MA. This course provided me with valuable insights into how we can use street experiments to create more sustainable and resilient cities. Over four weeks, I explored: 1. Raising Awareness: Understanding how to achieve more livable, green, and enjoyable cities. 2. Knowing Street Experiments: Learning to create and reimagine urban spaces. 3. Implementing Street Experiments: Putting concepts into action. 4. Evaluating Street Experiments: Assessing efforts to drive systemic change. I'm excited to apply these learnings to contribute to the development of vibrant, sustainable urban environments.

🌍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? The Retrofit Reimagined film, set during the 2023 festival, explores the power of neighbourhood-led retrofits, highlighting the importance of addressing systemic inequalities and rethinking our relationship with the land, materials, and each other. From seasoned professionals to newcomers, the film celebrates the skills and creativity driving one of the UK’s most crucial transformations. It’s also a call to the next government to back this bold, people-powered change. 🔗 Watch the film here: https://cstu.io/de2ddc We're holding an event about retrofit on September 26th in Oxford, the event is SOLD OUT, but you can register for the waiting list here: https://cstu.io/790069 Retrofit Reimagined 2023 was hosted in partnership between: - Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) - Anthropocene Architecture School - Built Environment - Smarter Transformation - CIVIC SQUARE - Dark Matter Labs - Home Energy Action Lab - WeCanMake - ZERO CARBON HOUSE LTD With transformative support from Thirty Percy Foundation Film By: What About-Media #RetrofitReimagined #Sustainability #NeighbourhoodLed #ClimateAction #AffordableHousing #AffordableHousingCrisis #AffordableHomes

I'm looking forward to learning more about the latest developments and trends in science next week on the 9th September. This session is a great opportunity hear from and network with other professionals in the field. There are still a few places left to book, so please see details in the post below to book your place. #science #surrey

Looking for ways to tackle urban heat? Don’t miss our upcoming webinar, "The Role of Urban Planning & Digital Twins in Cooling Cities," on September 25th from 10-11 AM CEST.

The Envision Resilience Challenge is heading up the coast to Maine for year four of programming! The focus of this fall’s design studio? Portland, South Portland and the Casco Bay Islands. Like coastal communities around the world, Portland and South Portland are at the forefront of the impacts of a changing climate. The Gulf of Maine waters are warming and sea levels are rising at three to four times the global average. Winter storms this year have flooded downtowns, damaged wharves, washed away historic structures and set record high tides. University teams will be tasked with tackling these challenges as they design novel ways of living under future conditions that address the intersecting issues of affordable housing, transportation, urban heat, equity, local industry and ecology. The 2024 cohort is made up of Cornell University, Harvard University, University at Buffalo, University of Maine at Augusta, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, Yale University and the program’s first international partner, University of Toronto. We are thrilled to bring together this cohort of rockstar faculty and students to imagine visionary, hopeful and equitable climate futures in Maine. Sign up for our newsletter and stay up to date on the Envision Resilience Challenge! https://lnkd.in/gFHpebCq

Public policy is shaped at multiple levels – local, regional, national, European, and global – and by multiple actors – government, business, civil society. While different levels and actors must work together to address major sustainability challenges like climate change and the housing crisis, they can also clash, leading to tensions and injustices. Many people feel that decisions made at higher levels, whether by "Europe" or "The Hague," don’t consider the unique needs of local communities – both at home and abroad. This complex dynamic can be understood through multi-level and multilateral governance in public administration. But what does this mean for just and sustainable urban policymaking at different levels? Lucy Oates, researcher at PBL and PhD candidate at TU Delft, tackles this question in the first City Talk. Using practical examples from cities across the globe, she will explore the complex relationships between domestic and international policies, and how professionals navigate this challenging landscape. Whether you're working on housing, climate change, or other sustainability issues, this conversation could help you better understand the dynamics of multi-level governance and its connection to just and sustainable urban transitions.

Imagine if we activated communities on the ground… What if the #retrofit of our homes, communities, neighbourhoods, streets, were led by the community that lived there? The #RetrofitReimagined film takes us on a journey across the UK in Autumn 2023. During the second Retrofit Reimagined Festival, we explored the power of neighbourhood-led retrofit through the core theme of rebuilding our relationships with the land, the materials we consume, and our relationships with each other. We know retrofit should not only see the home, street, and neighbourhood as key strategic sites for decarbonisation, but also places of deep imagination for addressing the inequalities of wider, interlinked systems, of which our built environment sits at the heart. Particularly for those most vulnerable in our communities, it is vital that we embrace the wholesale reimagination of how we live together - from the scale of the neighbourhood to systems-level transformation. Join us as we share a film that shows that this future is already here. Neighbourhoods across the country are leading the way — whether it’s thinking about the foundations of the next economy or demonstrating them in the smallest most immediate ways in our streets. Retrofit Reimagined 2023 was hosted in partnership between: ACAN, Anthropocene Architecture School, Built Environment - Smarter Transformation, CIVIC SQUARE, Dark Matter Labs, Home Energy Action Lab, WeCanMake, Zero Carbon House Birmingham. With transformative support from Thirty Percy Foundation And many others 🙏 https://lnkd.in/eEr-xmwA

📣 Excited to share our latest work: a collaboration with Nada Tarkhan and Christoph Reinhart from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🎓.   🌱 Published in the Sustainable Cities and Society journal, our research dives into how cities can harness advanced urban feature detection and extraction methodologies. By focusing on these methodologies, our work directly supports cities in enhancing their energy planning, climate adaptation, and retrofitting strategies—critical components for sustainable urban development.   🏙️ As #AISolutions and #DigitalTwins become increasingly integral to urban planning, understanding their applicability across various contexts and use cases is essential. Our study provides a detailed examination of the effective deployment and scalability of these technologies, considering the resources required for setup, validation and expansion for improvement, ensuring they meet the unique needs of different urban environments.   🔍 At Scandens, this collaboration underscores our dedication to driving practical innovation and our commitment to sharing our findings for the benefit of all.   📖 Check out the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eRQ4j-Re