Architype associate director Ann-Marie Fallon has been named this year’s AJ100 Sustainability Champion
Author Archives: Hattie Hartman
AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year winner named
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
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
Why the built environment B Corp movement is buzzing
As B Corp month draws to a close, Hattie Hartman reflects on why, despite the doubters, architects and developers are getting accredited
AJ Climate Champions podcast: John Christophers’ zero carbon home generates 40% energy surplus
Architect John Christophers explains how the zero carbon retrofit of his Birmingham terraced home has sparked community activism and a pilot project with Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics Action Lab
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Lessons from AHMM’s Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School building performance study
AHMM associate and building performance expert Craig Robertson shares surprising findings from a post-occupancy study of the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School with crucial insights on closing the performance gap
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Judit Kimpian on why building performance studies are crucial for net zero
Architect and environmental design expert Judit Kimpian discusses energy security, spiralling energy costs and her book, Energy|People|Buildings – win one of three copies in our giveaway
AJ Climate Champions podcast: AKT II’s Hanif Kara on CLT virtue signalling and concrete innovations
Structural engineer Hanif Kara, co-founder of AKT II, shares insights from his new book on CLT yet argues that concrete is here to stay
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Marina Tabassum on why climate crisis isn’t a geographic problem
Bangladeshi architect and 2021 Soane Medal winner Marina Tabassum describes her approach as distilling the essence of vernacular buildings into contemporary architecture
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Philippe Madec on sustainable development
‘All architecture is political,’ says architect and urban designer Philippe Madec, a co-founder of France’s growing ‘frugal’ architecture movement