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Climate · July 2026

Energy Audits: A Practical Step Towards Climate-Responsive Buildings

A well-targeted energy audit can cut a building's electricity use by 10 to 30 percent, without giving up comfort.

Heritage · July 2026

Exploring the role of cultural heritage in building inclusive communities

How can cultural heritage contribute to more inclusive and resilient communities?

Programme · July 2026

From Foggy Days To Clearer Paths Ahead

Ma Yin, Ma Khin and Jelly came to Women in Construction from very different places. Here is what changed for them.

Design · June 2026

Human-Centred Design: At the Heart of How Doh Eain Works

We believe that the people who use, live in, and care for spaces possess invaluable knowledge about their needs, challenges, and aspirations.

Heritage · May 2026

Third Places as Living Heritage: Reimagining the Thanlyin Heritage Centre

Tea shops, courtyards and shaded streets are heritage too. Reimagining the Thanlyin HERitage Centre as a place to linger.

Public space · May 2026

A Space Shaped by Community: Opening a New Community Hub in Amarapura

Residents of Shwe Lay Ward co-designed their new community hub through focus group discussions. It opened on 30 April.

Earthquake response · April 2026

Sanitary Voucher Assistance for Women and Girls in Earthquake-Affected Communities

Monthly vouchers let women in Mandalay, Sagaing and Nyaungshwe choose their own hygiene supplies, and the support reaches whole households.

Earthquake response · March 2026

Our Cash-For-Work Initiative Reinforces Community-led Reconstruction After the Earthquake

Four out of five people working on our mid-term shelter sites are women, earning an income while rebuilding their own neighbourhoods.

Climate · March 2026

From Beneficiaries to Stewards: Rethinking Climate Resilience

Climate resilience becomes transformative when communities move from being beneficiaries to becoming designers and long-term stewards of their own neighbourhoods.

Heritage · February 2026

Heritage Conservation in Practice: Beyond Frameworks, Toward Living Systems

Heritage conservation is often framed through policies, charters, and technical guidelines. They matter. But they have never been enough on their own.

Earthquake response · February 2026

What the Earthquake Taught Us

What worked in the first three months after the earthquake, what held grassroots responders back, and what recovery needs next.

Practice · January 2026

Build Better Eain: Construction Guides for Mid-Term Shelters

Step-by-step timber and steel construction guides for mid-term shelters, published with support from the European Union.

Earthquake response · January 2026

Strengthening Earthquake-Affected Communities Through Climate-Resilient Shelters

Ma Htet's home collapsed in the earthquake. A mid-term shelter gives her two children somewhere safe while the family rebuilds.