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Global innovation spotlight: Singapore Global Innovation Spotlight Reflecting our global Springwise readership, we explore the innovation landscape and freshest thinking from a new country each week. This week, we’ve headed to Southeast Asia… Singapore Innovation Facts Global Innovation Index ranking: 8th Climate targets: reduce GHG emissions intensity by 36% by 2030 (compared to 2005), net … Read More "Global innovation spotlight: Singapore – Springwise" The post Global innovation spotlight: Singapore – Springwise appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SRCBx2

Send us a photo. Tell us a story. Win $2,500! Architizer’s 3rd Annual One Photo Challenge is underway with an Early Entry Deadline on May 27, 2022! Start your entry for architecture’s biggest photography competition here. Architectural photography has forever changed the way we understand design. As images have become ubiquitous, their influence on culture and society can be … Read More "10 Architectural Photographers Who Dominate the Field" The post 10 Architectural Photographers Who Dominate the Field appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SRCBbP

Spotted: As global temperatures continue to rise, the demand for air conditioning is skyrocketing. In fact, according to a recent study, the use of air conditioners is expected to quadruple by 2050. This increased demand will not only strain the world’s energy resources – it will also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. In response, engineers in … Read More "A wood-based cooling foam could improve energy efficiency" The post A wood-based cooling foam could improve energy efficiency appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SRCBLh

Spotted: As the world becomes increasingly aware of the ethical and environmental issues associated with traditional leather production, companies and retailers are on a mission to find high-quality leather alternatives. Lab-grown meat has received a lot of attention, with several companies’ products expected to hit the shelves in 2022 and 2023. Now, another startup is … Read More "The world’s first cell cultivated leather" The post The world’s first cell cultivated leather appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SRCB3w

Architizer is thrilled to announce the next webinar in our live series about how to run a successful architecture business — and you’re invited! We’ll be joined by Steven Burns, FAIA, Chief Creative Officer at BQE Software, as he reveals the many ways in which architecture firms tend to let money “slip through the cracks”, … Read More "Your Architecture Firm is Leaking Money: How to Identify Losses and Plug the Holes" The post Your Architecture Firm is Leaking Money: How to Identify Losses and Plug the Holes appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SRCB1l

The blue cottage in a historic Chautauqua community in Lakeside, Ohio, had hosted families for nearly a century and had been the beloved summer getaway of Frank and Brenda Baker’s family for the past 15 years. So when a tree fell on their summer home in June 2009, it crushed more than just the structure. … Read More "A Summer Home Rebuilt on the Path to Zero" The post A Summer Home Rebuilt on the Path to Zero appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SR1tTk

Spotted: There are around 95,000 registered auto-rickshaws in New Delhi. The colourful vehicles tend to blend in to the landscape. But one vehicle stands out – the rickshaw owned by Mahendra Kumar. The rickshaw driver has installed a garden on the vehicle’s roof – planted with more than 20 types of plants. Kumar is hoping … Read More "A rooftop garden helps keep rickshaw cool" The post A rooftop garden helps keep rickshaw cool appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SR1sxH

The A+Product Awards is open for entries, with a Main Entry Deadline of June 24th. Get started on your submission today!  Deconstructivism is one of the most divisive architectural styles. The style and the corresponding movement emerged in the 1970s and became known in the 1980s with projects around the world by Peter Eisenman, Frank … Read More "Thinking Outside of the Modernist Box: Revisiting Deconstructivist Architecture" The post Thinking Outside of the Modernist Box: Revisiting Deconstructivist Architecture appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SR1sTX

Simplify The double-stud wall is a well-established method for creating a very economical, durable, and high R-value assembly in new construction – and is one reason it’s included as one of the basic 475 Smart Enclosure System assembly types. We know pushing standard code-minimum construction toward high performance is complicated. So we’re always looking for … Read More "Double Stud Wall Simplified – Low Cost, High Performance" The post Double Stud Wall Simplified – Low Cost, High Performance appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SR1s69

Spotted: Goodyear began making tyres using a soybean oil-based rubber compound in 2017, albeit in a limited way. Now, however, the company has announced that its Metro Miler G152 and G652 transit tyres will be manufactured using a soy-based compound in place of petroleum products. The move is an important step in Goodyear’s drive to … Read More "Commercial tyres made using soybeans" The post Commercial tyres made using soybeans appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SR1s4y

The blue cottage in a historic Chautauqua community in Lakeside, Ohio, had hosted families for nearly a century and had been the beloved summer getaway of Frank and Brenda Baker’s family for the past 15 years. So when a tree fell on their summer home in June 2009, it crushed more than just the structure. … Read More "A Lakeside Summer Home Rebuilt on the Path to Zero" The post A Lakeside Summer Home Rebuilt on the Path to Zero appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SQtd5p

Spotted: Although the world is gradually moving towards the production of only electric vehicles (EVs), petroleum-powered vehicles will remain in use for many decades. But that doesn’t mean there is nothing that can be done to mitigate the emissions from those existing vehicles. To help, startup Qaptis has developed a technology that it claims can … Read More "Capturing CO2 from vehicle exhausts – Springwise" The post Capturing CO2 from vehicle exhausts – Springwise appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SQtckx

Energy-efficient building is much more than a fleeting trend: Around the world, the negative effects of climate change can no longer be ignored, from rising global temperatures to poor air quality caused by pollution. According to NASA scientists, reducing carbon emissions is crucial to turning things around. Further, it must be done on a global … Read More "Energy Efficient Building Suppliers Make It Easy " The post Energy Efficient Building Suppliers Make It Easy  appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SQtc1P

Spotted: When it comes to limiting global warming, it is not enough to tackle carbon dioxide alone – there are a number of other greenhouse gases that will also need to be significantly reduced. Top of the list is methane, which is around 80 times more potent at warming than CO2. In fact, according to … Read More "A methane-reducing additive for animal feed" The post A methane-reducing additive for animal feed appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SQtbbV

 Send us a photo. Tell us a story. Win $2,500! Architizer’s 3rd Annual One Photo Challenge is underway with an Early Entry Deadline on May 27, 2022! Start your entry for architecture’s biggest photography competition here.  Not everyone is happy with Day’s End, David Hammons’s massive but easy-to-miss sculpture on New York’s West Side waterfront, which stands squarely across … Read More "David Hammons’s “Day’s End” is a Masterpiece" The post David Hammons’s “Day’s End” is a Masterpiece appeared first on Zarkon Group Real Estate Builders & Developers. http://dlvr.it/SQtbWL