SMART-tech for cities as biospheres

At cities as biospheres we believe that disruptive solutions must go beyond data and analysis and collaborate with diverse professionals. That’s why we want to provide a platform where artists, designers, architects, and planners can collaborate and work on disruptive solutions to reduce carbon emissions. But still, data and analysis have an important role to play. Once […]

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The costs of CO2-damaging construction

We call these costs PLANETARY COSTS. They need to become an essentional factor in any calculation in the construction business. And here is why. Very often we hear the argument from architects and developers, that the costs for CO2 better materials – meaning materials which have e.g. less CO2 emissions – are too high. “It’s […]

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Our Planetary Boundaries

The planetary boundaries concept presents a set of nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come. ksadjökjkl The 2023 update to the Planetary boundaries. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. Credit: “Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre, based on analysis in Richardson et al 2023”. kksdjaflkj In September 2023, […]

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We can do much better!

In our interview/podcats series for “cities as biospheres” – an art-driven innovation lab to reduce carbon emissions and other materials harmful to the environment in our cities – I’ve spoken with Eike Roswag-Klinge. Eike is professor at the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, and is partner at ZRS Architekten in Berlin. I’ve asked him the following […]

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