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New certification system quantifies health and wellness credentials
The case for including green design credentials within new projects should give architects additional leverage with clients, writes Hattie Hartman
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RIBA announces plans for ‘Test of Time’ award
At the Stirling Prize ceremony in October, the RIBA confirmed plans for a new ‘test of time’ award, an accolade to be given to an RIBA award-winning building from a prior year
Code for sustainable homes scrapped
Government’s dismantling of the Code for Sustainable Homes leaves many issues unanswered
The Garden Bridge is not London’s answer to the New York High Line
Promoting the Garden Bridge as London’s answer to the New York High Line is spurious, writes Hattie Hartman
Join us at the Royal College of Physicians for the second AJ Footprint Live conference
The AJ’s second annual Footprint Live conference, will take place on November 20 at the Royal College of Physicians, writes Hattie Hartman
The greening of the Stirling
Over the past two decades the Stirling Prize has slowly begun to recognise sustainability, writes Hattie Hartman
The UK-GBC’s new report argues the business case for better offices
Every architect intuitively knows that better offices make for happier, more productive workers, writes Hattie Hartman
Walthamstow Wetlands sets an exemplary precedent for legacy projects at the Olympic fringe
Thames Water’s project is a shining example of that great rarity: joined-up thinking, writes Hattie Hartman
Design for a wetter future today
New approaches to flood prevention can drive innovative design, writes Robert Barker
Monitoring and the Plan of Work
Laura Mark looks at how post occupancy evaluation is accounted for in the RIBA Plan of Work