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https://asunow.asu.edu/20200422-global-engagement-asu-ranked-5th-world-pursuit-un-sustainability-goals?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=arizona+state+university&utm_term=202e0db4-0e73-4256-a600-569ec6154621&utm_campaign=ASU ASU ranked top in US, 5th in world pursuit of UN sustainability goals Scott Seckel April 22, 2020 Of 17 goals, the university earned its highest scores in environmental stewardship and education Editor's note:   This story is being highlighted in ASU Now's year in review.  Read more top stories from 2020. In 2015, world leaders agreed to establish 17 objectives aimed at achieving a better world by 2030: among them, an end to poverty and hunger, clean water and energy, gender equality and decent work. Together, they are called the United Nations Sustainable Developm...

Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass – study Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet, paper says Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/AKtIqR4v6SDmyH8hm5Y9RkQ Shared from Apple News

https://www.fastcompany.com/90580256/this-building-was-designed-to-be-dismantled?MessageRunDetailID=3809754228&PostID=22577834&partner=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io This building was designed to be dismantled The new taphouse for the Braunstein Brewery in Denmark can be taken apart and upcycled, reducing its overall environmental footprint compared with traditionally constructed buildings. The new taphouse for the Braunstein Brewery in the coastal city of K ø ge, Denmark, was made with the end of its life in mind. A simple steel structure with modular windows, unfinished wood, and all of its components fastened together with removable bolts and screws, the building was designed to be disassembled. This is partly a practicality, according to architect Anders Lonka, whose Copenhagen-based firm Adept designed the building. The taphouse's harborside location, about 25 miles southwest of Copenhagen, is slated to be part of K ø ge's...