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Street view images of Cambridge houses showing building features contributing to HtD identification

AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers

02 Nov 2023

First of its kind AI-model can help policymakers efficiently identify and prioritize houses for retrofitting and other decarbonizing measures.

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People installing a living roof in 2012

COP must reverse rising pessimism over building sector decarbonisation

17 Nov 2022

Social media engagement with climate policy events is vital to reducing building emissions and ensuring environmental justice, research led by...

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Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business

27 Jun 2018

Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon aside from its famous 1,000-year-old cathedral – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage...

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Michelle Oyen

Bioengineering, embryos and eggshells

17 May 2017

Homerton Fellow Dr Michelle Oyen explains why she has dedicated her working life to investigating why pregnancies go wrong.

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Conceptual image of how the building would look as viewed from the River Thames

Timber skyscrapers could transform London’s skyline

08 Apr 2016

London’s first timber skyscraper could be a step closer to reality this week after researchers presented Mayor of London Boris Johnson with...

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Cedric Price, in a portrait which appears in the exhibition.

Anti-building for the future: The world of Cedric Price

10 Nov 2014

The life and work of Cedric Price, the unconventional and visionary architect best-known for buildings which never saw the light of day, is being...

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Shortlist revealed for Library landscape competition

15 Sep 2014

The University Library and the Department of Architecture have revealed the shortlist for a design competition to attract bold re-imaginings of the...

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Implications for Energy

Understanding the implications of climate change for business

05 Sep 2014

A new online resource, which summarises the implications of climate change for specific sectors of the economy, has been produced and made freely...

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Jesus College and Wesley House in major development agreement in central Cambridge

22 Jul 2014

Jesus College and Wesley House, the Methodist theological college on Jesus Lane, have today exchanged contracts on a major property transaction - the...

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Topping out for West Cambridge building

10 Jul 2014

Progress on the new home for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) has been celebrated with a traditional topping-out...

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The Magrath Centre

College buildings win awards

02 Apr 2014

Three Cambridge College buildings have been singled out in the 2013 Cambridge Design and Construction Awards announced last week.

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Scrubbing up: preparing hospitals for climate change

13 Nov 2013

Innovative designs for retrofitting the vast NHS estate to stem rising carbon emissions and adapt hospitals to perform through a changing climate are...

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