News and resources for architects on how the built environment is impacted by the climate emergency
The government’s headline-grabbing rejection of Pilbrow & Partners’ M&S Oxford Street plan highlights how far off the UK is from producing circular economy projects like those of Danish architect Anders Lendager, argues Peter Murray
The government urgently needs to join the dots between its landmark verdict on Marks & Spencer’s demolition proposal and the policy vacuum on limiting embodied carbon in construction, writes Will Hurst
Timber Development UK, working with Waugh Thistleton Architects, has released Timber Typologies, a free downloadable ‘beginner’s guide’ for various timber solutions. Fran Williams speaks to Waugh Thistleton associate Alastair Ogle to find out what it’s all about
As Michael Gove prepares to announce his verdict on the proposed demolition of M&S Marble Arch, let’s hope he has considered our memories and understanding of the place we know as Oxford Street, writes Simon Henley
AHMM head of sustainability Craig Robertson responds to a recent appeal from big-name developers for architects to include the carbon impact of their projects as part of their own Scope 3 emissions
We Brits love bricks. Why not use stone alternatives? Combine natural stone with structural timber and you have a recipe for decarbonising construction, says Amin Taha. Photography of three Groupwork projects by Timothy Soar
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
Architype associate director Ann-Marie Fallon has been named this year’s AJ100 Sustainability Champion
A post-occupancy evaluation of a new neighbourhood at the Olympic Park, using a bespoke methodology developed by HawkinsBrown, has been named AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the year
Without reform of the Energy Performance Certificate system, historic buildings could be left to rot because they can’t obtain permission for secondary glazing, writes Tony Barton
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