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The attitude of removing existing elements of commercial buildings and replacing them with ‘low-carbon’ new-build should be challenged, argues Kiru Balson
By Kiru Balson 10 September 2024 320 Views
The attitude of removing existing elements of commercial buildings and replacing them with ‘low-carbon’ new-build should be challenged, argues Kiru Balson
By Diana Dina 30 July 2024 1,006 Views
The Heads of Sustainability group (HoS), established in the same year that Architects Declare launched, now numbers over 100 participants and is promoting a culture of real collaboration, says Diana Dina
By Smith Mordak 5 July 2024 946 Views
Urgent action on tackling climate change has faltered in recent years. The new Labour government brings a real opportunity for specific and well-considered policy change, argues Smith Mordak
By Kunle Barker 2 July 2024 444 Views
A biomimicry conference in Spain gets Kunle Barker thinking about how a truly forward-thinking new UK government might transform our relationship with nature
By Chris Wise 17 June 2024 3,585 Views
Major cities like London will be hit by widespread flooding if the planet’s temperature rises by 2°C. And tall buildings are making things worse, says Chris Wise
By will hurst 17 June 2024 740 Views
Anna Woodeson, Julia Barfield, and Zoe Watson of Architects Declare (AD) talk to Will Hurst about the lack of climate debate in the General Election campaign and AD’s increasingly political direction
By will hurst 5 April 2024 1,703 Views
The AJ quizzes Westminster City Council cabinet member Geoff Barraclough on the authority’s nascent retrofit-first policy
By Simon Sturgis 28 March 2024 1,669 Views
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
By Penny Gowler 1 March 2024 2,406 Views
To create a more regenerative built environment, it’s important not to impose new-build standards on old buildings and to use a structural engineer from the outset, argues Penny Gowler
By Matt Mahony 12 February 2024 1,839 Views
The vast environmental cost of Eric Parry’s proposed City of London skyscraper highlights the urgent need for more robust whole-life carbon assessments, writes Matt Mahony