Green building, also known as sustainable or eco-friendly building, focuses on designing and constructing structures that minimize their impact on the environment and promote energy efficiency, resource conservation, and occupant well-being.
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Why Should Cities Invest in the Creative Industries
By definition and history of the term, the Creative City is a concept developed by Australian David Yencken in 1988 and has since become a global movement reflecting a new planning paradigm for cities. It was first described in his article ‘The Creative City’, published in the literary journal Meanjin. In this article, Yencken argues that while cities must be efficient and fair, a creative city must also be one that is committed to fostering creativity among its citizens and to providing emotionally satisfying places and experiences for them.
Continue readingABC in URP Day 1 Highlights
The day started with the participants’ registration and giving out of seminar kits including a huge folder which is where the photocopied slides will be placed. There were a total of 65 participants, mostly composed of personnel from various LGUs Continue reading
Attending the SCURP in UP Diliman
We were finally able to grab a slot for the upcoming Basic Course in Urban and Regional Planning (ABC in URP) which will be held in the School of Urban and Regional Planning in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Continue reading
Project Site Visit at Pavia Iloilo
Last Saturday afternoon, the two groups in our class on P205 – Project Development Planning has decided to check on the possible sites in the municipality of Pavia which is our LGU of study and wherein the project proposal will be located. Continue reading
ICURP 2018 Event Details
As part of the Project Development Officers of the Iloilo City Planning and Development Office, we had recently attended the International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning which was hosted by the UP School of Urban and Continue reading