Month: November 2025

On November 6, 2025, Houston welcomed its newest civic landmark: the Ismaili Center, Houston, a luminous Shia Muslim complex overlooking Buffalo Bayou Park that merges Islamic art, architecture, and landscape…

Most developers see economic downturns as something to endure. Michael Shanly has consistently seen them as opportunities to strengthen his business for the long term. Across five major crises –…

Some small Binishell prototypes have been built for around US $3,500 using sprayed concrete over an inflatable form. Automatic Construction reports shell costs of roughly $10–$30 per square foot for…

Across Ontario and California, builders are rethinking concrete housing through inflatable-shell design—an approach that replaces wooden formwork with air and innovation. A 1,000-square-foot low-carbon concrete shell, insulated with hempcrete, can…

Yes, pea pod wine is a real thing, an old-fashioned, home-brewed country wine made from the leftover pods after shelling fresh peas. It is a sustainable, no-waste practice, often popular…

Utilities from New York to Ontario use flywheel farms to stabilize the grid when wind and solar fluctuate. In space, satellites use flywheel “reaction wheels” to orient themselves without fuel.…

Emirates NBD has partnered with Dubai-founded workspace platform Letswork—co-created in 2019 by Omar Al Mheiri and Hamza Khan—to give employees flexible, sustainable access to book coworking hubs, meeting rooms, and…