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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27m

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Kyle Williams @kylewwilliams.bsky.social · 3h

Public via ferrata and a whale-shaped soccer pitch with Eiffel Tower views!

There are so many little moments like this in Paris where you can tell the city is focused on a great resident experience. Also a huge upgrade from the highway it used to be (last pic).

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 57m

This screams for some ornamentation 😶‍🌫️

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1h

If you figure this out immediatly, you will get 10 points.
Bamberger Natursteinwerk /
hangebruchammann.com /
www.instagram.com/p/DPDloFTCgb...

A few load-bearing stone wall segments connected

2 stone layers connected via a timber cross brace. Insulated with hempcrete, timber overclad with a stone cap for better weathering.

Stone double wall system in action, multi story building.

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Der Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · 3h

29 weitere irreführende Bezeichnungen, die die EU neben "Veggie-Wurst" verbieten muss www.der-postillon.com/2025/10/irre...

29 weitere irreführende Bezeichnungen, die die EU neben "Veggie-Wurst" verbieten muss

Die EU will heute darüber entscheiden, ob vegane Wurst, Schnitzel & Co. künftig noch so heißen dürfen oder ob es sich hierbei um eine irreführende Bez

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1h

Whether building with wood is better or not depends entirely on whether there are idiots in the forest.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

In 1999, Bill Clinton announced that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads and drilling.

Today, these lands could soon see chainsaws and logging trucks amid a push by Trump to raze these ecosystems for timber.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

www.motherjones.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

In 1999, Bill Clinton announced that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads and drilling.

Today, these lands could soon see chainsaws and logging trucks amid a push by Trump to raze these ecosystems for timber.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

www.motherjones.com

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 3h

Fun fact is that the straw bales under the plaster are still in good condition.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 3h

We have a clay-plastered straw bale wall with insufficient splash zone and inadequate roof overhang on campus as an architectural test object for >15 years.
While this is quite interesting initially to learn what works and what doesn't, it is not particularly smart the rest of the time. Read books!

Darker spots on the footing indicate wet parts from rain splash. In Summer this is unproblematic but in winter freeze thaw cycles it's going to cause cracks and failing plaster.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 11h

Let's just note that those who have always declared the decisions of the EU Parliament to be stupid and paternalistic now want to ensure that sausage can no longer be called sausage. Is this the other policy for which they absolutely had to be elected?

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1d

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"the excessive vacant housing stock in Chinese cities reached approximately 3986 km2 in 2024."

[1539 square miles of -empty- climate killing business as usual high embodied carbon emission buildings]

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Resource and the environmental burdens of excessive construction in China's urban housing sector

In China's complex urbanization process, excessive construction has led to large-scale housing vacancies, hindering the development of low-carbon and …

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1d

"Mycelium insulation [...] comparable to traditional materials like mineral wool & expanded polystyrene (EPS), with a range of 0.039 to 0.05 W/m·K. ....employs renewable resources, is non-toxic, and aligns with circular economy principles by repurposing agricultural waste." doi.org/10.2478/rtue...

Mycelium material after drying.

Development of a Mycelium-Based Thermal Insulation Material
June 2025 Environmental and Climate Technologies 29(1):201-211
DOI: 10.2478/rtuect-2025-0014
License CC BY 4.0
Ilze Luksta, Ilze Vamza, Dagnija Blumberga

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Ben Adam-Smith @benadamsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Have you watched all of our in-depth video case studies? We've spent hours filming on site so that you can understand more about the decisions being made right through the process. That and lots more in The Hub - hphhub.com.

#SelfBuild #Passivhaus #HealthyHome

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 1d

📣 Attention: Early-career researchers from developing countries & countries in transition!

Are you interested in becoming a Chapter Scientist and supporting author teams for #IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report?

Apply by 18 Oct 2025

🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/10/07/c...

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Gregory Duncan @duncanarchitect.bsky.social · 3d

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d

There are now two Americas when it comes to housing:

In one, people work multiple jobs and still can't afford a home.

In the other, housing isn't a place to live but a portfolio to grow.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Real estate investors bought one-third of all single-family residential homes sold in the second quarter of 2025.

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 1d

Nice work. I also like the idea of using tree bark as cladding - I wonder if this has been used successfully?

photo of various biogenic sections involving straw. a large sample of straw wall with tree bark external cladding

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky is mature now that we have a Chicago Vintage Tile Floor feed.

ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social · Sep 6

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A blue and white vintage hexagon tile floor.

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glassbeads.dev @glassbeads.dev · 1d

4000 km2 is *40 millions* of 100m2 (~1000 sqft) apartments.

Honestly I expected them to stop doing that by this point. They spend energy on building entire neighborhoods, then - on maintaining them, and then they just demolish them. All generates immense amounts of waste and destruction.

Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1d

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"the excessive vacant housing stock in Chinese cities reached approximately 3986 km2 in 2024."

[1539 square miles of -empty- climate killing business as usual high embodied carbon emission buildings]

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Resource and the environmental burdens of excessive construction in China's urban housing sector

In China's complex urbanization process, excessive construction has led to large-scale housing vacancies, hindering the development of low-carbon and …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1d

ltl architects built a #strawhouse with super dense Durra Panels. Literally almost all of it out of straw panels...
Look at their #biobased potfolio, it may blow your mind. ltlarchitects.com/biogenic-pro... /
www.instagram.com/p/DPWkvW4kST...

Compressed durra panels made from straw vs flame

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anlomedad @anlomedad.bsky.social · 1d

Cool illustration of where toxic concentrations of ForeverChemicals come from indoors.

Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · Sep 1

'Killer' graphic from:
"Prevalence and Implications of Per- and Polyfuoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Settled Dust" #PFAS #foreverchemicals
(This is not without alternatives, take a look at my feed and build better, healthier.)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Residential, Childcare and Workplace rooms with listed forever chemicals PFAS dust contamination.

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 1d

Christian "Lindner wird unter anderem als unabhängiges Mitglied in das Shareholder-Board des digitalen Personaldienstleisters Stepstone Group einziehen, einer gemeinsamen Beteiligung des Private-Equity-Fonds KKR und der Axel Springer SE."

Keine Pointe.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 2d

Architectural thinking in a climate emergency
Yes, please.
Book or open access: www.routledge.com/.../Pelsma.....

Architectural Thinking in a Climate Emergency

What is the role of architecture – and the architect – in the Anthropocene? It’s an immutable fact: human activity is driving the climate and biodiversity crises that now threaten all life. The damage...

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1d

Take a quick look at my today's timeline if you want a short break from the endless reactions to fascism - stream.

straw bale waiting to be installed as roof insulation on a huge multi family house

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 1d

As always, spelling mistakes are proof that I don't work with AI, my account hasn't been hacked or hijacked.

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