In Bangkok, a 43-year-old Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom has created a public park designed to withstand ...

Examples are green roofs ... and Sao Paulo, which exhibit a very low porosity and mild slope. Chicago, Miami and Houston emerge as cities susceptible to deep flooding due to building density ...

Subtropical Sao Paulo may enjoy warm temperatures year-round nowadays, but the Brazilian mega-city once had weather that ...

In the two decades since it was installed, the green roof at Asbury Woods has helped reduce runoff and carbon dioxide, contributed to the cooling of the building beneath it and offered a home to ...

Such was Sao Paulo's reputation for "garoa" -- a fine ... temperatures are often several degrees above average. The city's green coverage -- the area occupied by trees, parks, rooftop gardens ...

Held under the guidance of Municipal Commissioner Dr. Kailas Shinde, the one-day workshop was coordinated through the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and led by City Engineer Shirish Aradwad.

South America’s largest city, São Paulo is often overlooked in favor of its glitzier seaside rival, Rio de Janeiro. But while ...

Perched above the rocky coast of Ningde City, the structure was designed ... 3andwich Design added a green roof to the building Alongside storage, administration and toilet areas, a multipurpose ...

The history of metal pollution in the city of São Paulo, the largest metropolis in Brazil and the Southern Hemisphere, can be read in the layers of sediment accumulated over the last century.

They also lower fines for companies that fail to comply in time. The city’s green building rules are not alone in being challenged by businesses. Last year, four trade associations that ...