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Heat Wave Picking Off Pakistan’s Urban Poor

By Zofeen Ebrahim
Over 950 people have perished in just five days. The morgues, already filled to capacity, are piling up with bodies, and in over-crowded hospitals the threat of further deaths hangs in the air.

Bringing “Smart” Building Technology to Jamaica’s Shantytowns

By Jewel Fraser
Buildings are among the largest consumers of earth’s natural resources. According to the Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative, they use about 40 percent of global energy and 25 percent of global water, while emitting about a third of greenhouse gas emissions.


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