Resilient Modular Systems [RMS]

a Public Benefits Corp, focused on Emerging Markets, [RMS] leads innovative modular components using composite materials for building industries.
Made in #NYC

[Inc. @Inc]

Maybe getting rid of plastic isn't as hard as you think. @entrylevelrebel https://t.co/rKP9fSErRT

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

Solar is now “the cheapest source of electricity in history” across much of the world. But that on its own *won't* make the clean-energy transition nearly quick enough. We still need additional technology breakthroughs. https://t.co/msKImPUcrX

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

Venezuelan architect Alfredo Brillembourg says that places like the hillside slums of Caracas have lessons about how to build the cities of the future.

@ TonyFrangieM reports: https://t.co/O6ETLRhyZs

[designboom @designboom]

72 mud-brick units make up cyprus’ first social housing complex captured through the flying lens of alp galip
https://t.co/iXaU7cWKCB

[Construction Dive @constructdive]

The tide is turning on technology adoption in the industry. About 96% of respondents said to a recent InEight study they think technology can improve productivity, while 71% think it already has led to improvements https://t.co/lAH5h9DTdr

[WENDY W FOK | 霍渭瑜 @W_W_F]

Join us Sunday July 18th (10:30am - 12pm EST), at @caadfutures for our Keynote Panel on "#Data, #Policy, & #Cities", where I will be discussing with colleagues Matthias Standfest, Maider Llaguno-Munitxa, and Yannis Orfanos. #CAADfutures

Registration on
https://t.co/ZDQSNdzRHb

[Resilient Modular Systems [RMS] @RModularSystems]

Throughout the world's cities, in the midst of current and projected crises-- environmental, health, economic, and otherwise--one question looms: How can we prepare our urban centers' most vulnerable sectors?

https://t.co/lpufTQZVmz

[Shaped By Concrete @By_Concrete]

As the materials needed to produce cement and concrete can be locally sourced, the reduced transport time leads to less environmental impact.

Learn more about lifecycle #sustainability:

[Future Factory @FutureFactoryNY]

Arizona, the state with the fourth most dire affordable housing shortage according to National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)’s recently released Gap report, pairs with Habitat for Humanity to launch 3D printing homes. @Habitat_org @RModularSystems
https://t.co/RCjXAN5Icv

[WENDY W FOK | 霍渭瑜 @W_W_F]

'$150 million chip-making tool from a Dutch company has become a lever in the U.S.-Chinese struggle. It also shows how entrenched the global supply chain is.' via @nytimes

The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach https://t.co/IEkBVMNjC2

[WENDY W FOK | 霍渭瑜 @W_W_F]

Columbus, Ohio, won a $50 million grant five years ago to use tech to solve old problems. But technical hurdles, bureaucracy, and the pandemic dashed many plans.
https://t.co/0eXUhtzI7S via @wired

[Market Urbanism @MarketUrbanism]

The way to get more construction jobs is to legalize more construction, rather than depending on Washington to pay for infrastructure spending, which in the New York area is mostly wasteful make-work spending

[MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social @MITdusp]

How does the expansion of road networks versus railroad networks impact the urban fabric of a city? In a new @SSRN paper, #dusp's @AdrianoBFCosta, @Siqi_MIT, & Chris Zegras explore São Paulo as a case study. More- https://t.co/JfvS8wux4X

IC: @bnamericas

[WENDY W FOK | 霍渭瑜 @W_W_F]

Excluding the U.S., a new report by Bank of America has found that the top 10 countries across most crypto metrics—highest adoption rate, highest trading volume and highest level of mining—were all emerging market countries.

https://t.co/JG4MZHAE04

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

Shotguns Houses
Danchi
Barnrikehus
Central Hall
Gecekondu
Victory Homes
Hutong
Polikatoikias
Shophouses
Mietskaserne
Ironclad Homes
Chambres de Bonne
Canal Houses
Maison de Maître
Terrace House
HDB Flats
Two-up, Two-down

Curious? Explore our series: https://t.co/UYHemjoY2z

[Fast Company @FastCompany]

If you can get there within 180 minutes on the train, you won't be able to fly. https://t.co/f475PNdPTz

[WENDY W FOK | 霍渭瑜 @W_W_F]

Thank you @oroeditions #appliedresearchanddesign for these architecture, urbanism, and design books for review. Looking forward to getting through these for inspiration. @arch_publishing #architecturalpublishing

[MIT Urban Planning @mitdusp.bsky.social @MITdusp]

Today & Tomorrow! Join @mit_esi, @inst_humboldt and @MITSloanLATAM for "Biodiversity & Cities," an event exploring cities role as an element of solutions to the world's biodiversity crisis. Free & open to the public, register: https://t.co/65BlXEgdco