Etiket: buildings
Blue planet, green ideas | Solutions for composting in large buildings
Managing the banana peels, carrot stems, chicken bones and egg shells of dozens of residents is no small task. Now that compost collection is being rolled out in buildings with…
from Beijing to Tianjin, megacities are sinking dangerously under the weight of buildings
While China is currently experiencing torrential rains and flooding. Another threat hangs over certain cities in the country for years to come. Satellite measurements show that many Chinese megacities are…
buildings sold by the State to replenish its coffers
Published on 04/08/2024 8:40 p.m. Update on 04/08/2024 22:48 Video length: 2 min Economy: buildings sold by the State to replenish its coffers Forced to make savings, the government continues…
The Montreal squirrel and its vacant buildings
This makes me think of the strategy of the squirrel, which methodically (or compulsively?) accumulates nuts to be sure not to run out once winter comes. Published at 7:15 p.m.…
Continued massive flooding in Russia, 10,000 buildings affected
More than 10,000 residential buildings were flooded in the Russian regions of the Urals, the Volga and western Siberia, authorities announced on Monday, facing flooding not seen for decades and…
One of North America’s last thatched buildings faces demolition
In Cap-à-l’Aigle, a very rare barn-stable with a straw roof, commonly called thatch, may be destroyed. The MRC of Charlevoix-Est sided on this subject with the municipality of La Malbaie…
Deadly earthquake in Taiwan: here’s why buildings are leaning, but not collapsing
The most powerful earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years, which left at least nine dead and a thousand injured Tuesday, could continue its tremors and cause more victims in…
transforming offices into residential buildings, a sometimes complex solution which “needs to be looked at on a case-by-case basis”
Parliament has just passed a law to simplify administrative procedures for transforming unoccupied offices into housing, perhaps a solution to the current real estate crisis. Published on 03/27/2024 2:24 p.m.…
The poor condition of buildings in the college network has an impact on the conditions for success
Are a student’s learning conditions optimal when his desk is next to a boiler collecting water leaks from the broken roof? This absurd question apparently arises in many educational establishments…
the European Union finances 100% of energy renovation work on public buildings in France
There is a lot of talk about the Italian recovery plan, which may need to be renegotiated, or that of Hungary, which has still not been released. But what about…
Maintenance of municipal buildings | “We are bad,” admits the mayor of Saint-Lambert
Ineffective monitoring of construction sites, municipal buildings in a “critical” state without a maintenance plan, lack of information on the condition of vehicles: Saint-Lambert is navigating the management of its…
For 20 years in Rennes, the Quartiers en Scène festival has brought live entertainment to the foot of buildings
Offering shows in the heart of neighborhoods, to residents who do not have the opportunity to attend places of culture. This is the philosophy that has driven the organizers and…
Anti-Semitic demonstrations banned near buildings of Montreal’s Jewish community
The Superior Court prohibits pro-Palestine groups from demonstrating near Jewish community buildings in Montreal. This follows a demonstration on Monday that turned into a blockade around a Jewish community center.…
the European Union finances 100% of energy renovation work on public buildings in France
There is a lot of talk about the Italian recovery plan, which may need to be renegotiated, or that of Hungary, which has still not been released. But what about…
in Nice, the solution of raising buildings
Published on 02/14/2024 22:13 Video length: 2 min Housing crisis: in Nice, the solution of raising buildings Housing crisis: in Nice, the solution of raising buildings – (France 2) To…
Mission: populate disused buildings
The old coach station on Voyageur Island, abandoned since 2011, remains a gaping wound in a neighborhood that really needs love. From the outside it looks like a shit hole.…
mold, degraded buildings… Housing unworthy of 13 Habitat
Published on 01/31/2024 8:57 p.m. Video length: 3 min Marseille: mold, degraded buildings… Housing unworthy of 13 Habitat 4.2 million people in France are considered poorly housed, or 100,000 more…
The impressive job of the “mountain climbers” who clear snow from the roofs of buildings in Old Quebec
In Montreal, journalist Louis-Philippe Messier travels mostly on the run, his desk in his backpack, on the lookout for fascinating subjects and people. He speaks to everyone and is interested…
Israel and Hamas at war | The destruction of civilian buildings, a “war crime”
The extent of the damage caused by Israeli bombings to residences and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip raises questions about the intentions of the government of Prime Minister Benjamin…
“More than half of buildings in Gaza are now in ruins,” says Palestine aid organization
Welcome World Middle East War between Hamas and Israel The activities of the International Arab Authority for the Reconstruction of Palestine, which brings together 16 Arab countries, have been very…