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NOW, NEAR, NEXT, Transforming German Architecture (lifePR) (Berlin, 15.09.2022) NOW, NEAR, NEXT, the digital exhibition of NAX partners and sponsors 2022-27, focuses on the transformation of architecture and construction. What are the competences that position German engineering and architecture offices internationally? The consistent German values such as perfectionism, quality in construction and project management, reliable engineering services and ontime delivery are enhanced by the experimental, the courageous, the different, the creative, the unfinished and perhaps also the typically "un-German". Research and development play just as big a role as new materials and (digital) processes. New German architecture is not only...

Contribution against the energy and gas crisis! Highly economic power heating from roof tiles and free room cooling! Contribution against the energy and gas crisis! (lifePR) (Kaltennordheim, 15.09.2022) So, what do you do when gas or heating oil is rationed or becomes immensely more expensive? When heating manufacturers are working to capacity and therefore cannot deliver more than before? When components are no longer in stock? When craftsmen are no longer able to come? When tens of millions are looking for immediate heating alternatives? Where shall these come from? Originator Rainer Dubrikow: Well, let's build our space heating from available and...

In Palm Springs' Old Las Palmas celebrity neighborhood Never mind the big rooms, sparkling pool, lush landscaping, mountain views, location in the Old Las Palmas celebrity neighborhood, or that it was voted the ''fan favorite'' at Palm Springs Modernism Week. It’s the rest of the home’s package that is soooooo interesting. From the purple rug and pink wallpaper to the classic movie posters, motorcycles, guitars display and retro Beatles drum set, the Hollywood Regency-style home has surprises in almost every room and every nook and cranny.Link to: https://toptenrealestatedeals.com/weekly-ten-best-home-deals  Photos: Courtesy of Keller Williamshttps://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/y46z5xzvd2hueah2405id/h?dl=0&rlkey=burgb45feamkk69dtqpxzokml  Source: TopTenRealEstateDeals.com

These are the most magnificent green buildings around the world Shilda winery in Kakheti, Georgia   -   Copyright  X-architecture Not only has it been scientifically proven that urban gardens, woodlands and parks reduce depression, in a study by the University of Leeds for example, they are immensely valuable for preserving the environment. Urban gardens and vertical farms are starting to pop up all over the world, as the UN predicts 68 per cent of the world population will live in towns and cities by 2050. With the building of ‘urban forests’ around Paris, in a bid to decrease air pollution, and...

Introducing the cosmic-inspired Starburst from Porcelain Superstore Porcelain Superstore I’m up in space, man!   Apologies if you now have Sam Ryder’s Eurovision anthem blasting in your head, but the latest collection from independent tile retailer Porcelain Superstore will have homeowners dreaming of a galaxy far far away.   Starburst is a terrazzo-effect tile inspired by outer space.   Available in four colours, Starburst’s textured surface features tiny specks of colourful shards, breaking up the matt finish like stars in the night sky.   Abbas Youssefi, Director of Porcelain Superstore, said: “You know that a tile inspired by outer space is going...