All sustainability articles – Page 3
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OpinionWe can no longer afford to ignore the ‘green crap’
David Cameron famously said the UK had other priorities and Rishi Sunak was initially reluctant to travel to COP27. Our leaders really have no choice but to take action on climate change, says Thomas Lane
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OpinionBuy your gran a cosy/cool corner for Christmas
We should focus less on heating and cooling entire buildings, and more on the comfort of the people who occupy them, writes Susan Roaf
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OpinionLet’s start living on this planet as if we intended to stay
The former managing director of Greenpeace, Jonathan Smales, believes that timber holds the key to building sustainable communities
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OpinionThe Elefante in the room
Adaptable buildings are often the most sustainable, so how do we ensure today’s architecture is fit for tomorrow, asks Robert Adam
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OpinionOpen-plan living is dead - bring back the serving hatch!
Open plan spaces are both inflexible and boring, so why not make use of some time-honoured alternatives, writes Chloë Phelps
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OpinionThe net zero challenge: feeling is believing
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero, writes Susan Roaf
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OpinionOverheating buildings are architects’ responsibility too
It’s time to rethink your attitudes to thermal comfort - if not for the sake of the planet, then for the sake of your insurance premiums, writes Eleanor Jolliffe.
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OpinionThe joy of designing and building appropriately
”Sustainability” is too vague a concept when it comes to the environmental crisis that we are facing. We need to think in terms of “appropriate design” and embrace new procurement models, writes Felix Holland
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OpinionWe should all be striving for sustainability
MiddleCap’s Tomáš Jurdák explains why pushing the environmental performance of buildings is not simply a matter for the planning system
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NewsBritish Pavilion team for Venice Biennale announced
Curators to create exhibition exploring sustainable materials
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BlogsBees for Cities
“We need to remember the creepy crawlies things” was the message of the Architecture Foundation’s Inmidtown Habitats exhibition
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BlogsLive and learn
The ‘live projects’ initiative at Sheffield University raises vital questions about the purpose and suitability of architectural education
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BlogsThe cruelty of competition
Competitions are a cruel thing. Not winning a fee bid is tough but the burst of energy, commitment and optimism that comes with a design competition creates a high which means it’s a longer way to fall when you lose out.
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BlogsBack. And Forth.
Growing unrest in Israel’s Sinai border region had me reaching for the telephone and asking for an earlier flight
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