IOC and Dow reward 10 International Sports Federations for tangible climate action
Sustainability Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Worldwide Olympic Partner Dow rewarded 10 International Sports Federations (IFs) for taking...
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Dutch Design Week 2019 captures the zeitgeist
What to expect from the 18th year of Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, from social design to sustainable innovations Stilled...
Olympics: Recyclable cardboard bed, customizable mattress for 2020 athletes
Recyclable cardboard beds and customizable mattresses for athletes to sleep on during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled...
Matter of Stuff recycles last year’s London Design Festival exhibition into something new
Recycled materials can be used to make luxury products says Matter of Stuff, which has created its London Design Festival...
2185 people at the Olympic House for its open doors event
IOC News Olympic House, the new home of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, welcomed 2185 visitors between Friday evening...
The Best Architecture Projects of 2019 According to Time Magazine
The World's Greatest Places of 2019 list by Time magazine celebrates 100 destinations in the world to visit, stay, eat...
IOC and Dow to accelerate Olympic Movement’s climate action
Olympic News In a joint initiative, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its Official Carbon Partner, Dow , will incentivise...
London Design Festival unveils “disco façade” installation for King’s Cross
A render for Disco Carbonara For this year’s London Design Festival (LDF), Martino Gamper’s Disco Carbonara — a “playful” installation...
5 Trends Shaping Interior Design Right Now
• Nike, Rockwell Group, Mode Lab, CallisonRTKL, Heintges Consulting Architects & Engineers • New York Nike House of Innovation 000...
Kazakh capital to host 2019 UNWTO Urban Tourism Global Summit on SDGs
NUR-SULTAN – The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Nur-Sultan Akimat (city administration) will organise the eighth UNWTO...
“Field Cast” and “City Cast” uniforms for Tokyo 2020 staff and volunteers unveiled
Tokyo 2020 Stylish, sustainable and suitable to wear come rain or shine – it’s time for a first look at...
Research lab puts sustainability under the microscope
4 pictures Construction of Matrix 1 is due to start in 2020 and it's expected to open in early 2022...
Sustainable School Design: How Hamilton + Aitken Architects Maximize Natural Light Using Vectorworks
“When we started out, our goal was to change the world, to do something that would really make a difference...
Beijing 2022 to show off new technology that will minimise Olympic carbon footprint
Chinese organisers of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will get the opportunity to show off the environmentally-friendly technology...
These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2019
Which of today's technologies will shape tomorrow's world? A new report compiled by the World Economic Forum reveals some of...
Beijing 2022 ice venue cooling system to reduce carbon footprint of Olympic Games
Beijing 2022 In a landmark decision guided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), natural CO2 refrigeration systems will be used...
Work begins on sculpted American Museum of Natural History extension
The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation has a budget of US$383 million and is expected to open...
OLYMPIC HOUSE BECOMES ONE OF THE MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD
OLYMPIC HOUSE, THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), HAS RECEIVED THREE OF THE MOST RIGOROUS SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS. IT HAS THEREFORE BECOME ONE OF THE MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD. One of the three certifications is LEED Platinum, the highest certification level of the international LEED green building programme. According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the organisation that developed LEED, Olympic House has received the most points (93) of any LEED v4-certified new construction project to date. With more than 98,000 registered and certified...
Plans for sustainable Paris 2024 Athletes’ Village hailed by IOC Coordination Commission
Paris 2024 has revealed more details of the Athletes' Village that will be used for the Olympic and Paralympic Games...
P&G and Tokyo 2020 Announce The Podium Project – The First-Ever Medals Podiums Created From Recycled Plastic for Upcoming Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, in partnership with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Procter & Gamble...
Tokyo Olympics to make awards podiums out of household waste in 2020
Organisers of the Summer Olympics 2020 in Tokyo are increasing their efforts to make next year’s ceremony more environmentally friendly....
