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Polysmiths completes flood-resilient basement home in London
Polysmiths has adapted a two-bedroom basement apartment in Tufnell Park, north London, into a flood-resilient home
Tag: Climate Change
Energy ratings have transformed fridge design. Why aren’t new houses following suit?
Architect Richard Hawkes questions whether Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have improved how new homes are designed
Government has no real intention to lead on net zero, says RIBA
The RIBA has accused Rishi Sunak’s government of having ‘no real intention’ to lead on net zero after he announced highly controversial rollbacks of several key green pledges yesterday (20 September)
Handling the Heat: how architects are designing for a hotter climate
With scientists predicting a 30 per cent hike in ‘uncomfortably hot’ days in the UK, Anna Highfield looks at how architects are adapting their design approach
UK is missing multiple climate change targets, says government’s top adviser
The UK has lost its position on climate leadership, says a new report by the Committee on Climate Change, which expresses doubts Britain will meet its net zero targets – particularly when it comes to buildings
Tempe resilience hub, Phoenix
The AIA Phoenix Metro Chapter has launched an ideas contest for a new climate change resilience hub in Tempe [Deadline: 1 July 2023]
Reporting Scope 3 can help your business as well as the planet
Seizing ownership of carbon literacy – and carbon reduction – is a glorious business opportunity for architects, says Hattie Hartman
It’s up to architects to prove there are better, more sustainable ways of living
Architects and others should look to what Steve Jobs called ‘deep collaboration’ to tackle the climate crisis, writes Jonathan Smales
The NHS is in trouble but here’s how architects can lend it a hand
With the NHS in crisis, how might architects help drive up the quality of its estate to the benefit of patients and staff asks Sheppard Robson partner Colin Hockley
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Glasgow’s plans for carbon neutrality by 2030 + ACAN’s COP26 fringe activism
This week we bring you more on Glasgow: how the city is tackling its target to be carbon neutral by 2030 and what ACAN has in store for COP26