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Carmody Groarke sustainability lead Sian Ricketts explains how architecture can adapt to the reality of finite resources and an abundance of waste

An architect and a manufacturer – Paul Bussey of AHMM and Stuart Pierpoint of MSA Safety – compare the impact of the Building Safety Act

The four-storey workspace building is part of an emerging creative industries hub in White City in west London. Photography by David Grandorge

Structural engineer David Watson describes the enduring appeal of brick and its underexploited superpower: reuse

This Hertfordshire house is designed to cater to the specific needs of its occupant, who is paralysed from the shoulders down, allowing him to be more independent. Photography by Edmund Sumner

Structural engineer Eva MacNamara of Expedition Engineering explains how we can radically reduce our use of concrete and the biodiversity impacts of construction materials

The north London market has been refreshed and revitalised over six years, and now features a mezzanine floor with a food hall. Photography by Jim Stephenson

St Thomas’ Church in Clapton Commons has been transformed into an uplifting place for all. Photography by Jim Stephenson

Launching a new six-part series on materials, Henning Larsen’s head of materials argues that a baseline of health and environmental impacts should inform specification

The stack of cantilevered timber workshop units in south-east London has been built to be affordable to rent, operate and maintain. Photography by Alex de Rijke, Fred Howarth