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Architects Declare: the term ‘sustainable’ has been hijacked
Architects Declare has warned that the term ‘sustainable’ has been hijacked, meaning many practices are continuing 'business as usual’
Climate change
News and resources for architects on how the built environment is impacted by the climate emergency
Architects can help avert climate disaster – kilogram by kilogram of CO2
The profession is ideally placed to guide clients through the maze of sustainable retrofit, says Kunle Barker
An architect’s guide to COP26
The climate talks kick off in Glasgow this week as world leaders meet to thrash out how to save the planet. With a dedicated cities day, and a packed catalogue of fringe events there is plenty for architects to explore. Updated 1 November
Stride Treglown installs ‘sinking house’ in River Avon ahead of COP26
Stride Treglown has installed a semi-submerged house in the River Avon at Bath in a bid to ‘highlight the severity of the climate emergency’
The UN’s Race to Zero is working – architects should join it
In little more than a year, half the FTSE and many of the biggest clients in the UK built environment sector have signed up to the UN’s global net zero campaign. As COP26 approaches, architects should join them, writes Chris Brown
Government promises to finally address embodied carbon
The government has said it will address embodied carbon in its policy making, by looking at how to tackle the issue in a forthcoming building strategy
Nevermind the net zero targets, what’s the plan Boris?
With the clock ticking on the climate crisis, green Tories are beginning to voice frustration at the lack of detailed policy, Will Hurst found in Manchester
Allford: ‘Support our urgent message to governments ahead of COP26’
RIBA president Simon Allford has called on practices to mobilise behind a major built environment report published by the institute and Architects Declare ahead of next month’s global climate summit
Michael Gove condemns ‘ugly’ steel and concrete buildings
Housing secretary Michael Gove has linked ugly buildings to embodied carbon in a sign that future planning reforms may seek to limit the use of steel and concrete
Yes, we need to retrofit Britain – and yes, we can afford it
The issue is not that we cannot afford to retrofit our energy-inefficient built environment on the government’s budgets, but that we cannot afford not to, says Smith Mordak