The allure of all-glass facades and the pursuit of curtain walls with larger panes of continuous glass have often come at the cost of functionality. In these towers, operable windows are ...

The goals of the 17-year-old Great Green Wall project — estimated to cost between $36 to 49 billion — also include generating 10 million jobs and sequestering 250 million tons of carbon by 2030.

Together with Peter Jakob, the design team worked around ambitious sustainability goals: to mitigate the environmental impacts of the tropical climate, to responsibly manage site rainfall as far ...

The wall features 8,000 "pollinator friendly" plants ... The Mersey Forest and The University of Liverpool and is part of a scheme to create "a green corridor" in the city centre - which has ...

The idea of greening vertical walls is a positive way forward, especially in an environment where open green areas are falling victims to the insatiable construction industry. However, the recent ...

Launched by the African Union in 2007, the Great Green Wall (GGW) aims to combat desertification, drought and land degradation across the Sahel with a $33bn reforestation initiative. The goal: a green ...