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RIBA president says government ‘lacks clear plan’ to tackle overheating
RIBA president Muyiwa Oki has accused government ministers of having no real strategy to tackle overheating in UK buildings
Climate change
News and resources for architects on how the built environment is impacted by the climate emergency
Government’s ‘weak and inadequate’ carbon plan must face judicial review
The High Court has ruled that the government’s carbon reduction plan should face a judicial review, upholding a legal challenge that argued the government was ‘irrational’ in asserting that carbon targets would be met
Investing in green infrastructure, like retrofitting, is a no-brainer
Better provision and care for green infrastructure would benefit public health, the environment, wellbeing and social priorities, says Cristina Monteiro
Scottish architects condemn ditching of climate change target
Architects north of the border have called for a ‘credible and robust’ plan for reducing carbon emissions after the Scottish Government abandoned a key climate change target
In practice: How Orms is pushing for materials reuse
Orms associate and sustainability co-ordinator Rachel Hoolahan tells Fran Williams about the practice’s recent research paper, Materials Passports: Accelerating Material Reuse in Construction, produced in collaboration with Lancaster University
Architects should learn humility to tackle climate crisis, RIBA essay says
Architects need to show more humility when dealing with the climate emergency, a leading academic has said in the first of a new series of RIBA essays
Whatever the project, the future must include the past
Marking the launch of a new ideas competition for M&S Oxford Street, zero-carbon expert Simon Sturgis calls for a more imaginative approach to changes to existing and even listed buildings
What will the new biodiversity laws mean for architects?
Anna Highfield speaks to architects welcoming the biodiversity rule changes – and those eyeing the potential barrage of pitfalls and challenges
Architects have ‘196 times’ more power to cut carbon through work than lifestyles
Architects have 196 times the power to slash carbon emissions through work on large projects than through changes to their own lifestyles, according to a member of Architype's climate action team
Head of Chipperfield-designed museum calls for joined-up planning to prevent flooding
The director of David Chipperfield’s famous River & Rowing Museum, which came within inches of being flooded earlier this year, has called for planners to better consider the impact of development on buildings downstream