Built environment/wellness
Our cities, buildings and man-made environment plus issues around health and wellness
Antimicrobial Resistance: a primer
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a macro threat to the sustainability of the human race and other species. It is of a similar level to that of the worst impacts of climate change. Focus: Health, Macro, Climate, Biological, Behavioural, Physical, Financial, Incentives.
The simple and the ancient
The built environment is a key decarbonisation and health & well being problem. Whilst new technologies will be key, ancient approaches can inspire modern investible equivalents.
IoT + wireless sensors + CCTV = improved city fire control
Smart Cities are ultimately about making urban areas operate more efficiently. Often that involves different technologies coming together.
An effective malaria vaccine at scale?
An important milestone in the fight to hold malaria at bay: The R21 vacccine.
Why woodn't you?
A material we have used for thousands of years could become more important.
Tropical diseases beyond the Tropics
Climate change is changing habitats and bringing new threats.
Cancer and Particulate Matter
Air pollution can "wake up" cancer-causing mutations.
Alternatives to coming in like a wrecking ball
When buildings are no longer fit for their original purpose, do they actually need to be demolished?
Underinvestment in water has consequences
Jackson, Mississippi water crisis reminds us of the importance of safeguarding this precious commodity.