Cambodia Built Environment

Cambodia Built Environment is a selection of articles and podcasts about green building, construction, biodiversity, and more in Cambodia.

Cambodia Green Building History

Cambodia · Green Building · History Cambodia Green Building History Cambodia’s way of building has been shaped by climate, faith, war and a boom. The green-building idea arrived late — but it arrived into a country that is still building, which is the best moment to adopt it. Constructive Voices · Updated September 2026 · […]

Jackie De Burca · 10/8/2023

Biodiversity

Cambodia Biodiversity: Animal and Plant Species and What Is Under Threat

Cambodia · Biodiversity · Species Cambodia Biodiversity: Animal and Plant Species and What Is Under Threat Cambodia still holds the largest wilderness in mainland Southeast Asia — the Tonle Sap floodplain, the Eastern Plains, the Cardamom rainforest and a stretch of the Mekong that is home to the last freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins. The threat to […]

Jackie De Burca · 10/4/2023

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Cambodia Top Green Buildings Guide

Cambodia · Green Building · Projects Cambodia Top Green Buildings Guide Cambodia’s certified green buildings are still few — but they are real, named and measurable. This guide sets out the projects that have led, the certifications that mark them, and what their design actually does in a hot, wet, monsoon climate. Constructive Voices · […]

Jackie De Burca · 9/25/2023

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Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Architecture: A Global Perspective

Cambodia · Indigenous Knowledge · Architecture Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Architecture: A Global Perspective Long before air-conditioning, communities built for their climates by observation and inheritance. From the Khmer house to the Berber kasbah and the Malay stilt house, indigenous building knowledge is the oldest sustainability practice there is — and the architectural profession is […]

Jackie De Burca · 9/6/2023

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Cultural Heritage and Resilience: Balancing Preservation with Adaptation

Cambodia · Heritage · Resilience Cultural Heritage and Resilience: Balancing Preservation with Adaptation Cambodia’s heritage faces a double bind: the climate is changing the conditions its monuments were built for, while the water that once protected Angkor now threatens it. This is the global problem of preserving the past in a destabilised present, seen through […]

Jackie De Burca · 8/10/2023