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Prefab Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre boasts energy- and water-saving design

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Currently under construction, the Zaha Hadid Architects -designed Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre will soon provide the southern Chinese city with a stunning new hub for contemporary creativity. Perforated aluminum panels in the canopy provide external solar shading. Waste heat recovery systems will also help reduce water usage.

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Oregon State mass timber buildings sequester over 2,000 tons of CO2

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Designed by Canadian architecture firm Michael Green Architecture , the mass timber structures comprise a total of 2,130 cubic meters of wood that store 1,884 metric tons (2,077 U.S. A sustainable design approach was also applied to the buildings’ operations, which are optimized for energy efficiency. tons) of carbon dioxide.

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This prefab tower was built using net-zero design principles

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The urban design will use 100 percent clean electricity, and 10 percent of the area will be protected as permanent farmland. The prefabricated process serves to both reduce costs and make construction more efficient. Solar panels cover the roof of the building, which also serve as a way to heat the floors.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

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States, cities, businesses, and organizations across the country are taking increasingly large steps to reduce emissions — and those efforts are aided by the falling costs of renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies. Both Hawaiʻi and Guam have committed to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Some go even further.