People need nature to be healthy and urban areas can be places where nature thrives
In several areas around Pamplona, Spain, a largescale renovation programme is slashing the energy costs and emissions of hundreds of existing buildings and breathing new life into old neighbourhoods.
It’s another first for both Sail GP and Dubai, with the competing catamarans bringing speed and excitement to the Arabian Gulf.
There are many urban legends around what started the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Read the (probably) true story of how one cow changed the face of Chicago forever.
ROCKWOOL Group and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group have formed a 14-month joint research effort to demonstrate the climate and other benefits that building renovations can generate and to assist cities in making cost-efficient investment decisions.
From growing high-value salad greens in an abandoned underground WWII air raid shelter in London to the sack gardens of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, one of Africa’s largest slums, growing food in cities is wildly diverse and increasingly important.
From the business operations to a range of products designed for growing food with hydroponics and storm-water management systems, learn how ROCKWOOL is helping address some of the world's water-related challenges.
Designed to help urban areas protect people and valuable infrastructure from urban flooding caused by extreme rain events.
The report, “Upscaling urban regeneration: European frontrunner cases are leading the way”, highlights key learnings from successful urban regeneration projects across Europe.
The ROCKWOOL Group takes part in high level UN-Habitat meeting on New Urban Agenda, 5-6 September 2017.The cities in which we will live in 2030 are being designed in 2017, if not already planned. With the New Urban Agenda agreed by UN Member States last autumn as part of Habitat III, the intention is to set a new global standard for sustainable urban development and help us rethink how we plan, manage and live in cities.