All Climate articles – Page 7
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OpinionIf you ignore net zero you’d better be prepared to pay the cost
We are entering challenging but exciting times, writes Andrew Mellor
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TechnicalAntarctica: Designing for the planet’s most hostile continent
A £100m Antarctic infrastructure programme presents some unique design challenges – like deflecting snow and elephant seals. Elizabeth Hopkirk hears about the hardships and rewards of building at the bottom of the world
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TechnicalOne Triton Square by Arup: a refurbishment with a difference
A 20-year old office block increased its net area by 57% but still saved 40,000 tonnes of carbon. How did the project team do it?
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NewsRSHP reveals revised plans for British Library extension as schedule slips
Meanwhile Carmody Groarke submits plans for improved Yorkshire storage facility
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NewsPoorer households should be given free heat pumps, government told
Open letter signed by 20 bodies calls for better incentives to drive uptake of energy-saving devices
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NewsProfession attacks government for failure to address dangerous overheating in homes
Landmark report says 570,000 homes have been built which will overheat since Climate Change Committee first identified the issue
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TechnicalLet’s be honest, achieving true net-zero is still a huge challenge
Even with a highly motivated team, RIBA’s 2030 target is little more than an aspiration with less than a decade to go, as Robin Turner demonstrates with this live project
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NewsArchitects join call for stronger net zero measures in Planning Bill
Host of major practices among signatories critical of government approach
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NewsMorris & Company team triumphs in contest to rejig City of London School
Practice pipped Alison Brooks and Maccreanor Lavington to win prestigious job
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NewsHLM set to double retrofit work as appetite for trophy buildings slows
University clients among those opting for refurbs over new builds
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Information - BDOn-demand webinar | What does a national retrofit strategy mean for UK construction?
This webinar is available on-demand for free
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OpinionWe need to talk about the future of the profession
Climate crisis, the Grenfell tragedy and the biggest professional shake-up for 60 years, not to mention a global pandemic and Brexit. Never has it been more critical to shape the way forward. Building Design invites you to join an urgent conversation
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Information - BDOn-demand webinar | Can digital twins play a role in helping the UK to achieve its net zero targets?
This webinar is available on demand for free
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NewsPrior & Partners team wins £8bn Thamesmead masterplanning competition
Successful line-up includes microbusinesses as well as Arup, Alison Brooks and Turner Works
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NewsRevealed: Green Homes Grant set for autumn reboot
Green construction board chair says business secretary indicated ‘equivalent’ scheme to be launched later this year
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FeaturesInterview: Designing Britain’s biggest infrastructure project
By any standards and on any scale, it’s a huge job – and one with plenty of critics. HS2’s design director Kay Hughes tells Elizabeth Hopkirk she is relishing the unprecedented challenge
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NewsEric Parry’s £170m Fleet Street ‘justice quarter’ approved
Scheme sparked uproar for its proposed demolition of historic buildings
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FeaturesWe need to talk about greenwash
Designing an airport that looks like a tree does not make it green. The profession needs to watch its language, says Rob Fiehn in a piece to mark Earth Day
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NewsArchitects demand tougher carbon controls on new buildings
Proposed Future Buildings Standard contains ‘significant shortcomings’, government warned