RetroFirst is an AJ campaign to prioritise retrofit over demolition and rebuild. Hundreds of architecture practices, organisations and individuals have declared their support for our campaign
Massively prioritising retrofit work over new build is the single most important way the built environment sector can tackle the climate crisis, a new survey by New London Architecture has found
In a climate crisis we need to understand and protect the buildings we already have, says Jonathan Pilosof
The AJ’s RetroFirst campaign for re-use of existing buildings has been boosted after the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) wrote to its members and supporters, urging them to lobby their MPs
Brick’s durability and manufacturing process make it one of the more environmentally friendly building materials. Fran Williams sets out six simple rules to further improve its sustainability
IF_DO has won approval for a £6 million retrofit of the decaying and long-abandoned Hastings Observer Building
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has said the expansion of permitted development rights provides a ‘big opportunity’ to demolish buildings from the 1960s and 1970s
Construction work has started on Caruso St John's £11 million redevelopment of the Hospitalfield House arts centre in Arbroath, Scotland
Historic England has raised ‘serious concerns’ over a proposal to demolish Derby’s fire-damaged Assembly Rooms as campaigners battle to save the Brutalist building
British Land’s soon-to-be chief executive Simon Carter has defended plans to replace a 1980s office block in Moorgate with a new 36-storey tower by Danish architect 3XN
A government minister has told a House of Lords debate on planning reform that he will ensure the AJ’s RetroFirst campaign will be ‘fed into policy as it evolves’
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