LCA 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFE CYCLE THINKING IN THE DESIGN PHASE Article originally published on Építészfórum in Hungarian, 22nd of May, 2025 Life cycle analysis applicable to the...
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VIRTUAL TESTING: ENSNARE'S DIGITAL BUILDING RETROFITS ACROSS EUROPE How can we maximize the efficiency of building renovations through virtual implementation before physical deployment? In our previous blog post in this...
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FROM FRAGMENTED DESIGN TO INTEGRATED RENOVATION: INSIGHTS FROM THE ENSNARE PILOTS How can industrialised renovation truly scale up if we don’t redesign the way we work together? The ENSNARE project...
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LCA 4: LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AT MATERIAL SCALE Article originally published on Építészfórum in Hungarian, 29th of July, 2025 In the building industry's ongoing transition towards low-carbon practices, life-cycle...
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LCA 3: FROM CONSTRUCTION TO DEMOLITION THE IMPORTANCE OF A LIFE CYCLE APPROACH Published on Építészfórum on 17 June 2025 (in Hungarian) When analysing the life cycle of a...
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LCA 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT Published on Építészfórum on 2 April 2025 (in Hungarian) Buildings don't just emit carbon dioxide during their operation – their construction alone...
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Three Hungarian Architectural Design Competitions from a Sustainability Perspective – Sustainability criteria in the calls for proposals In a new three-part series, ABUD’s consultants examine how sustainability should be...
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN NUMBERS Energy Cost Reduction Through Conscious Use The recent sharp rise in energy prices hit the Hungarian people hard, which is not surprising after ten years of...
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NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 4.: Green infrastructure in the service of clean air In the fourth article of the series about nature-based solutions (NbS), we examine how air quality is affected by...
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NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 3. Even unpredictable rain is worth a fortune The next episode of our series on architecture and urban design has special relevance these days when rainfall is scarce....
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ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY IN INTERACTION The duty of architects How can architecture shape society? What is the role of an architect in this process and what should be their duty?...
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NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS CANVAS A visual tool for NbS co-creation Urban designers, planners and architects are increasingly exposed to a trend that encourages building with nature in addition to brick-and-mortar. Nature-based...
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BEYOND ENERGY COST SAVINGS The underestimated social, financial and environmental benefits of building energy renovations. What is the main benefit, which firstly comes to mind, when thinking of energy renovations?...
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Given its essence, the purpose of architecture is to meet both social and human needs. The objective of buildings is to provide space for basic human activities such as housing,...
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It is a cliché that data is the gold of the 21st century, and few trends enjoy as much hope and hype in architecture than digitalization, big data, machine...
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Nature-based solutions are promoted as the instruments for urban environments to cope with the impacts of climate change. The concept considers existing paths such as green infrastructure for ecosystem-based adaptation...
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Can we believe in a vision emphasizing the moral superiority of humans? How can we exit this humanistic approach on a moral basis? The first part of our series exploring...
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