Next Generation of Landscape Architecture Leaders Focus on Climate, Equity, and Technology

Next Generation of Landscape Architecture Leaders Focus on Climate, Equity, and Technology

“Our fellows have shown courage, written books, founded mission-driven non-profits, created new coalitions, and disseminated new tools,” said Cindy Sanders, FASLA, CEO of OLIN, in her introduction of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership program at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

Sanders highlighted the results of a five-year assessment of the LAF fellowship program and its efforts to grow the next generation of diverse landscape architecture leaders. The assessment shows that past fellows are shaping the future of the built environment in key public, non-profit, and private sector roles.

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And she introduced the latest class of six fellows, who focused on climate, equity, technology, and storytelling:


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Chris Hardy, ASLA, senior associate at Sasaki, used his fellowship to significantly advance the Carbon Conscience tool he has been developing over the past few years. The web-based tool is meant to help landscape architects, planners, urban designers, and architects make better land-use decisions in early design phases when the opportunity to reduce climate impacts is greatest.

Carbon Conscience is also designed to work in tandem with the Pathfinder tool, created by LAF Fellow Pamela Conrad, ASLA, as part of Climate Positive Design. Once the parameters of a site have been established, Pathfinder enables landscape architects to improve their designs and materials choices to reach a climate positive state faster.

Hardy examined more than 300 studies to develop robust evidence to support a fully revamped version of Carbon Conscience, which will launch in July 2023. He found that “landscape architecture projects can be just as carbon intensive as architecture projects per square foot.” He wondered whether the only climate responsible approach is to stop building new projects altogether. “Are new projects worth the climate cost?”

After months of research, he believes decarbonizing landscape architecture projects will be “very hard,” but not impossible. He called for a shift away from the carbon-intensive designs of the past. To reduce emissions, landscape architects need to take a “less is more” approach; use local and natural materials; and increase space in their projects for ecological restoration, which can boost carbon sequestration. He cited Sasaki’s 600-acre mega-project in Athens Greece — the Ellinikon Metropolitan Park — as a model for how to apply Carbon Conscience, make smart design decisions, and significantly improve carbon performance upfront. “There are exciting design opportunities — this is not just carbon accounting.”

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Landscape architect Erin Kelly, ASLA, based in Detroit, Michigan, sees enormous potential in using vacant land in cities for carbon sequestration. Her goal is to connect vacant lands with the growing global offset marketplace, which offered 155 million offsets in 2022 that earned $543 million. And

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Focus on Smartphones, PC, Laptop, Tablets, Televisions, Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, and Washing Machine

DUBLIN, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Consumer Electronics Market in India report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

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The market was valued at INR 5,363.70 Bn in 2021. It is expected to reach INR 12,898.89 Bn by 2027, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ~15.77% during the 2022 – 2027 period.

Consumer lifestyle changes, better access to finance, higher disposable incomes, and increased demand from households all contribute to the growth of the Indian consumer electronics market. The consumer electronics market in India has attracted several significant investments in the form of FDI inflows and merger & acquisition strategies used by major players in the international market.

Major market players in the Indian electronic consumer market include Samsung, Sony, Whirlpool, Daikin, Toshiba, Xiaomi, Havells, Blue Star, and Hitachi, among others.

Segment insights:

The industry includes the segments like – Smartphones, PC, Laptop, Tablets, Televisions, Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, and Washing Machine. The smartphone segment held the largest share of 52.38% in 2021, within the consumer electronics market with, which is estimated to reach ~52.53% by 2027.

The television market share is comparatively decreasing as Indian users are switching to smartphones, tablets, or laptops instead of TV. This segment accounted for 19.27% market share in 2021 and is estimated to decrease to ~19.19% by 2027. Washing Machine sales have increased over the last few years as consumers are more concerned about hygiene.

Market Influencers:

Most consumers in the country have seen a decline in their purchasing power because of the pandemic. The second wave resulted in a staggering 10 million job losses, which decreased the income of 97% of lower- and middle-class Indian households. As a result, the price has become a crucial consideration for buyers, particularly in the consumer electronics industry.

Because of this, the demand for mid-range smartphones, laptops, and other technology has significantly expanded. Buy-now-pay-later and no-cost EMIs play a significant role in purchasing choices. With these payment options, customers can purchase goods as they are needed and pay in installments over time.

As a result, the expansion of India’s retail industry may be largely dependent on the accessibility of flexible payment methods.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1: Executive summary

Chapter 2: Socio-economic indicators

Chapter 3: Introduction

3.1. Market definition and structure

Chapter 4: Consumer Electronics Market – An Overview

4.1. Consumer Electronics market size and growth forecast (2020 – 2027e) – based on value

Chapter 5: Market Segmentation

5.1. Consumer Electronics market segmentation – Based on value (2021 and 2027e)

5.2. Smartphone market size and growth forecast (2020-2027e)

5.3. PC, Laptop and Tablet market size and growth forecast (2020 – 2027e)

5.4. Television market size and growth forecast (2020-2027)

5.5. Air conditioner market size and growth forecast (2020 – 2027e)

5.6. Refrigerator market size and growth forecast (2020 – 2027e)

5.7. Washing machine market size and growth forecast (2020 – 2027e)

Chapter 6: Government Initiatives

6.1. Government Initiatives

Chapter 7: Trade Analysis

7.1. Trade analysis

Chapter

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Focus on Electronics, Medical And Healthcare Sensors & Wearables, E-Textiles, Sensors, & RFID

DUBLIN, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “The Global Market for Conductive Inks to 2033” report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

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The Global Market for Conductive Inks to 2033 is an in-depth analysis of a key technology for markets including solar photovoltaics and printed electronics.

The current global market for conductive inks is valued at >$2.5 billion annually and will grow to around $5 billion by 2033, driven by growth in printed, flexible, stretchable & wearable electronics markets, and sub-sectors thereof.

Conductive inks are infused with conductive materials which enable printing of electrically conductive surfaces. They are highly important for the fabrication of all forms of stretchable, flexible, and wearable electronic applications due to their role in connecting the various components of the devices.

Profiles for companies, including company analysis, products and target markets. Companies profiled include C3Nano, Cambrios Advanced Materials, Copprint, Electroninks, Liquid X, SoFab Inks, LLC, UES, and Voltera.

Conductive inks facilitate the production of:

  • Flexible, stretchable and self-healing electrical circuits.

  • Wearable electrodes.

  • TCFs in touch screen panels.

  • In-mold electronics (IME).

  • 3D electronics.

  • Electronic skin patches.

  • Printed heaters for textiles, automotive and buildings.

  • Range of printed sensors (bio, pressure, capacitive, strain).

  • RFID antennas and smart packaging.

  • EMI shielding.

  • Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE).

  • Solar photovoltaics.

Report contents include:

  • Analysis of conductive ink types including:

  • Silver flake.

  • Silver nanoparticles.

  • Silver nanowires.

  • Particle-free conductive ink.

  • Copper ink.

  • Gold ink.

  • Carbon nanomaterial ink including carbon nanotubes and graphene.

  • Stretchable/thermoformable inks.

  • Conductive polymer inks.

  • Liquid metals.

  • Siloxane.

  • Novel bio-based inks.

  • Key markets and opportunities in conductive inks.

  • Market trends and key challenges.

  • Analysis of key players in conductive inks.

  • Comparative analysis of conductive inks.

  • Roadmaps and current commercial status for conductive inks, by type.

  • End users market analysis including all applications and revenues.

  • Pricing for conductive inks, by type.

  • Global revenues by conductive ink types and end markets. Historical data and forecast to 2033.

Key Topics Covered:

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Printed electronics
1.2 Role of conductive inks
1.3 Markets and applications
1.4 Market drivers
1.5 The evolution of electronics
1.5.1 The wearables revolution
1.5.2 Development of electronic devices with flexible, thin, and large-area form factors
1.5.3 Advanced conductive materials
1.5.4 The evolution of conductive inks
1.6 Global market for conductive inks 2015-2033, revenues
1.6.1 By conductive ink type
1.6.2 By conductive ink market
1.7 Future outlook and market opportunities
1.8 Market challenges

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 CONDUCTIVE INKS
3.1 Categorization
3.2 Conductive materials
3.3 Composition
3.4 Metal-based conductive inks
3.5 Nanoparticle inks
3.6 Silver inks
3.7 Silver nanowires
3.8 Particle-Free conductive ink
3.9 Copper inks
3.10 Gold (Au) ink
3.11 Carbon-based conductive inks
3.12 Carbon nanotubes
3.13 Graphene
3.14 Stretchable/thermoformable inks
3.15 Conductive polymer inks
3.16 Liquid metals
3.17 Siloxane inks
3.18 Bio-based conductive inks

4 TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) FOR CONDUCTIVE INKS

5 PRINTING ELECTRONICS
5.1 What are printed electronics?
5.2 Substrates
5.3 Analog printing processes for conductive inks
5.4 Digital printing processes for conductive inks
5.5 Post-printing techniques
5.6 Flexible electronics components
5.7 Stretchable

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Focus on Shopper Electronics, Electricity Harvesting, Medical Devices, Sensible Packaging, Smart Playing cards, Wearable Know-how

DUBLIN, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Printed Batteries Market place: World wide Industry Trends, Share, Measurement, Expansion, Prospect and Forecast 2021-2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s presenting.

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The world printed batteries industry exhibited robust expansion all through 2015-2020. Looking forward, the sector is envisioned to increase at a CAGR of around 22% through (2021-2026).

Printed electronics is an umbrella term utilized for electronic products produced by printing on a assortment of substrates. Printed batteries are one of the critical components of printed electronics and use a variety of active materials from remedy-based inks. These inks are deposited underneath a substrate applying appropriate printing tactics, these kinds of as stencil, display screen, dispenser and spray printing, and dip or blade coating.

Currently, a huge assortment of printed batteries are readily available in the current market, this sort of as disposable and rechargeable batteries. Some of the frequently utilized anode and cathode resources utilized in printed batteries involve Lithium titanate (LTO) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

Printed batteries provide as an superb alternative to traditional batteries due to their cost-efficiency, compact construction, flexibility and portability. On account of these attributes, they are used in a number of apps, this sort of as radio-frequency sensing, beauty and medicinal patches, greeting cards sensor, info logging methods, interactive packaging and other purchaser electronics products.

The linked positive aspects, along with their increasing and diversified purposes, stand for the principal factors driving the industry progress. Moreover this, printed batteries are sustainable and environment-pleasant, which can significantly decrease content squander and permit quicker manufacturing because of to the significantly less complicated fabrication techniques.

With the enhancements in the World-wide-web of Matters (IoT) and wireless sensor technologies, there has been swift adoption of these batteries, which is acting as another important advancement-inducing variable.

Moreover, the main electronics firms are developing printed cells using 3D printing systems that are compatible with clever products and exhibit minimal volumetric growth, large rate functionality, security and stability. This is envisioned to push the industry in the coming several years.

Crucial Queries Answered in This Report

  • How has the international printed batteries sector executed so far and how will it execute in the coming decades?

  • What has been the effects of COVID-19 on the worldwide printed batteries industry?

  • What are the essential regional markets?

  • What is the break up of the marketplace based on the voltage assortment?

  • What is the break up of the market place based mostly on the product type?

  • What is the break up of the current market dependent on the software?

  • What are the many levels in the worth chain of the market?

  • What are the essential driving elements and worries in the business?

  • What is the composition of the world wide printed batteries current market and who are the essential players?

  • What is the diploma of level of competition in the sector?

Competitive Landscape

The aggressive landscape of the marketplace has also been examined with some of the

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Report: Apple’s blended truth headset to focus on gaming, media consumption, and interaction

Immediately after a hiatus of rumors relating to Apple’s mixed actuality and AR headsets, there have been ton of tales about these two goods in the earlier couple weeks. In his Electricity On e-newsletter today, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman talks about Apple’s system for its extensive-rumored blended truth headset.

In accordance to Gurman, at very first, he doesn’t imagine that Apple’s initially mixed fact headset will be a Mac, Iphone, or iPad substitute. Rather, he bets that it will aim on 3 primary locations: gaming, media intake, and conversation. He writes:

Gaming should be a potent emphasis of the equipment, especially offered that it will have many processors, a fan, extremely high-resolution displays and its individual Application Shop. Seem for Apple to place the machine as a dream for sport developers. Upcoming, media usage. I assume Apple to perform with media partners to produce written content that can be watched in VR on the product. Third, communications. Search for Animojis and a VR FaceTime-like knowledge to be the new-age Zoom.

Though Apple’s long run about its combined actuality headset seems promising, it will be all about developers and shoppers supporting the product. In Oct, Gurman talked about the point that this products will be “pricey” as the business ideas to launch the blended truth headset as early as 2022.He wrote at the time:

Apple is scheduling to unleash its possess dear product with superior chips, displays, sensor, and avatar-primarily based capabilities as early as following 12 months.

Apple VR headset plans could include 3000dpi display

Previously this calendar year, a report claimed that this new combined actuality unit could expense at the very least $3,000, which corroborates what Gurman claimed of this machine getting dear. As Apple is previously blowing away its customers with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, it’s only a make any difference of time right until the firm can blend all these pieces with each other.

In this other newsletter, Gurman mentioned that this headset would have “both AR and VR abilities,” and what Apple is aiming for is a “mixed actuality expertise that can handle games in large-high quality virtual truth.” He wrote back again then:

Apple’s first headset will be of the blended actuality variety. That means it will have the two AR and VR abilities. Even though gaming can be carried out in both of those environments, digital reality is what you want for significantly significant-functionality game titles with top-tier graphics. For Apple’s initially headset, that is what it’s shooting for: a blended actuality encounter that can take care of online games in significant-good quality digital truth with snappy chips and high-stop displays.

While Gurman is betting on the blended fact headset to be the very first product or service of this new section Apple is organizing to enter, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has talked a whole lot about the company’s approach pertaining to a long term AR headset.

Apple AR headset launch in 2022, glasses in 2023

In accordance to Kuo, Apple’s AR headset will have a processor “with the identical computing electrical power amount as the Mac.”

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