We’re not living in a natural outcome of human needs and behavior. The built environment as we know it—buildings and the spaces between—does direct damage to our minds. Land use planning has had ...

In the 21st century, humans live in high-density contexts and spend a very high proportion of time inside buildings. Indoor environmental quality has so far focused more on physical and chemical ...

Industry leaders were honoured for shaping real estate's future through innovation and excellence. Asia’s real estate sector continues to evolve in response to urban demands, sustainability ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Microorganisms in Built Environments: Impacts on Human Health." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Microbiomes of the Built Environment: A Research ...

People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans. The factors that affect the environments within buildings, the ways in which building characteristics ...

Excerpts from Chapters 2 and 4 of Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives, by RECORD contributor Sarah Williams Goldhagen. Reprinted courtesy of Harper, an imprint of ...

Imagine a small house whose exterior is covered with planters full of ripe radishes, carrots, and lettuce. Indoors, another wall of plants stretches floor to ceiling. Their microbe-rich roots capture ...

If we look closely at these two words they tell a hidden story. We have built, which is made, created and manufactured, and environment, which can be either human-made or natural. The term links the ...

This brief is the fifth in a series on achieving net-zero global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program is hosting six events that will be followed by ...

This year’s Federal Budget promise to grant free access to mandatory Australian Standards has received wide support from peak ...