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Saving Drinkable Water for Taps, Not Toilets
JUNE 24, 2025
In this short Shaping Sustainable Places highlight, get an inside look at Skanska's innovative efforts to reduce water consumption in residential buildings. We explore how the smart reuse of graywater, for purposes suc...
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Building Tomorrow: Partnerships Drive Construction and Property Tech #36
JUNE 05, 2025
Digital tech and artificial intelligence are shaking up the construction and property sectors. Two leading figures in Nordic property – Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, CEO of OBOS Group, and Christoffer Hernæs, Chief Digital Of...
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Refined Residences: Breathing New Life into a Brownfield #35
MAY 15, 2025
In this episode, we take you on an inspiring journey to the outskirts of Prague, where a historic industrial site along the banks of the Vltava River has undergone a remarkable transformation. Join us as we explore Modřanský Cukrovar, formerly a sugar refinery dating back to the 1800s, which h...
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Not Just an Office: The New Era of Work #34
APRIL 24, 2025
In this insightful episode of Shaping Sustainable Places, we delve into the evolving concept of the modern office and its crucial role in fostering employee well-being and productivity. With the backdrop of a shifting ...
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Talking Timber: Highlights from International Mass Timber Conference​ #33
APRIL 03, 2025
Mass timber is driving a significant shift in how we build. It’s renewable, low in carbon, efficient to build with, and it looks and even smells great. It’s becoming a truly disruptive force in the construction industry.    So why aren’t&nb...
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Sustainable Hospitals: For Patients and the Planet #32
MARCH 13, 2025
Hospitals are known for having a major impact on the environment, with significant needs for resources such as water and energy. So how can you build a hospital today that is sustainable, not only for the planet but al...
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Renovation Revolution: Spotlight on Oslo #31
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
With its almost 700,000 inhabitants, Oslo capital of Norway has a vision: to be a smart, sustainable and inclusive city that thrives in all aspects: social, economic, and environmental. One important measure to minimiz...
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Flood Warning: Protecting our Cities #30
DECEMBER 12, 2024
In this episode, we take a closer look at how communities are protecting themselves from the increasing threat of flooding. What are the smart solutions being used today to save lives and reduce the impact of flooding?
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Energy flows: Buildings as Batteries #29
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The built environment accounts for almost 40 percent of global carbon emissions. But that big number represents a huge opportunity.
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What goes around: shaping a viable ecosystem for circular materials #28
OCTOBER 17, 2024
With circularity a key approach to reducing embodied carbon, how are companies creating the structures and ecosystem to make used materials a viable and economical alternative?
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