New research demonstrates how co-creation with hospital staff, patients & other key stakeholders can generate novel, context-specific interventions to reduce mosquito-
borne disease risks in health care environments
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#HospitalDesign

CFP - MMC and the Future of Housing
DEADLINE for abstracts: Friday 14 November
Special issue of Buildings & Cities, guest editors: Rachel Macrorie & Andrew Karvonen
Full details:
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The regulation of the built environment should depend upon a combination of governmental regulation, robust professional practice & market forces. Simon Foxell explains why neoliberalism has failured. A more positive approach is outlined.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: MMC & the Future of Housing
Special issue of Buildings & Cities
Abstracts due 14.11.25

This SI examines the claims, processes, dynamics, outcomes associated w MMC for housing
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#MMC #housing #offsite @rachelmacrorie.bsky.social

New research: A framework of criteria for defining and assessing effective #buildingsector commitments in Nationall Determined Contributions #NDCs. Very useful for the UNFCCC #COP30 preparations & negotiations.
@bceditors.bsky.social #decarbonisation

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2025 VIDEO CHALLENGE: Calling all built environment PhD students www.buildingsandcities.org/video-challe...

You are invited to create a 2-minute video that tells the world about the significance of your research. The theme is “WHY IT MATTERS”. DEADLINE: 14.10.2025 noon GMT.

#PhD #doctoral

Calling all built environment PhD students:
Enter the "2025 Video Challenge": create a 2-minute video to tell the world about the significance of your PhD research. Kudos, recognition, cash prizes. @bceditors.bsky.social @ARL_Hannover www.buildingsandcities.org/video-challe...

Can Nationally Determined Contributions #NDCs drive a buildings breakthrough at COP30? Thomas Lützkendorf, Greg Foliente & Alexander Passer argue why specific GHG targets for building, construction & real estate are needed in the next round of NDCs
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Embodied climate impacts in urban development: a neighbourhood case study

Most emissions in urban developments occur upfront & are from to new construction.

Implications: Planning models need to prioritise existing building inventories & limit permissible building rights
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In 2024 our peer-reviewed articles were viewed & downloaded 523,612 times from the journal's website. #journalmetrics

All content is open-access #OA

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New CFP!
"Climate Change Risk and Decision-Making"

Special issue of Buildings & Cities
How should we respond to the increasing risks resulting from climate change? Who owns those risks and responsibilities?

Abstracts due 09 June 2025

Full details:
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Special issue! Health Inequalities & Indoor Environments

There is compelling evidence that aspects of indoor environments can adversely affect health, but the role of indoor environments in health inequalities is less understood.
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#publichealth #equity #healthpolicy #IEQ #buildings

Call for papers! THE COMPLEXITY OF DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION
Abstracts due: 24 MARCH 2025

How can the challenges of physical reconstruction across diverse disciplines, stakeholders & governance be better organised?

Buildings & Cities special issue:
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