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Energy Transition

How faster permitting and policy certainty can increase energy security while cutting costs

Jun 26, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

A new kind of propulsion engine could help space travel and high-speed flight take off

Jun 25, 2026

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How the built environment strengthens belonging, quality of life: Lessons from Saudi Arabia

Jun 23, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

The technologies poised to win the materials race against extreme heat - and why they need to scale up

Jun 19, 2026

Wellbeing and Mental Health

Motorcycle helmets save lives - make them accessible to all

Jun 18, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

What will it take to make data centres more sustainable and fit for an AI future?

Jun 17, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

4 ways cities can make themselves more marketable for business

Jun 16, 2026

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PPP: Public-Private Partnerships are everywhere. Do we really understand them?

Jun 12, 2026

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Housing, resilience and competitiveness – urban transformation stories to read this month

Jun 10, 2026

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How host cities can embrace the opportunity of major events by partnering with their communities

Jun 08, 2026

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Quality as strategy: How ‘Baukultur’ and smarter investment create stronger places

May 18, 2026

Food, Water and Clean Air

What Puri reveals about safer urban water systems in India

May 08, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

Why measuring material emissions is key to cutting carbon in the built environment

May 06, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Are AI-driven cities optimizing for the wrong outcomes?

May 05, 2026

Why data centres are reshaping resilience and cybersecurity for critical infrastructure

May 05, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

The cities on the frontline of the water crisis – and other urban transformation stories to read this month

Apr 29, 2026

Climate Action and Waste Reduction

How Japan is building resilience through innovation in the green materials sector

Apr 16, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

How cities are turning urban complexity into coherent climate plans

Apr 07, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

Asian cities adapt to war in the Middle East – and other urban transformation stories to read

Apr 07, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Why the AI economy can’t rely on a single digital Suez

Apr 01, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Why AI and data centre growth risks stalling without a social licence to operate

Mar 30, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

A $106 trillion challenge: How private investors can help build the infrastructure the world needs

Mar 23, 2026

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As cooling needs rise, we must accelerate sustainable buildings in the tropics

Mar 16, 2026

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How Cape Town is addressing the hidden urban and human costs of on-demand delivery

Mar 03, 2026

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