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Retrofit is key to avoiding climate disaster, says latest IPCC report
The UK government must act now to decarbonise the built environment and avoid climate disaster, an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has said
Climate change
News and resources for architects on how the built environment is impacted by the climate emergency
The 15-minute city is something worth fighting for
In the face of bizarre conspiracy theories, those of us who argue for walkable neighbourhoods will have to up our game and explain ourselves better, argues Jonny Anstead
‘Architects need a Hippocratic oath to stop them trashing the planet’
The profession needs to sign up to an Hippocratic oath to pledge to do no harm to the environment, architect Simon Sturgis has said at the SAVE Britain’s Heritage annual lecture
Architects welcome new NHS rules on net zero buildings
Industry figures and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have welcomed new NHS guidance on reaching net zero emissions from its buildings
Architects are waking up to the value of urban trees
London may be the largest urban forest in the world but that doesn’t mean we should rest on our laurels, argues Cristina Monteiro
UKGBC names Smith Mordak as new chief executive
Smith Mordak has been named as the incoming chief executive of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), with their tenure set to begin this summer
Norman Foster’s stance on climate is something no one can agree on
The architect’s latest comments on the climate emergency have prompted much criticism. Monstering him is unfair, argues Barnabas Calder, yet he could learn from the radical shift made by others
‘Climate quitting’: How millennials are demanding more from big practices
Growing numbers of newly qualified architects are steering clear of employers with questionable environmental credentials, the AJ has learnt
Energy savings from insulation ‘vanish’ after four years, study claims
The energy savings homeowners get from insulating their homes are wiped out after a few years, new research claims
‘Demolishing Glasgow’s Wyndford towers would be an outrage’
The residents of the run-down high-rises on Glasgow’s Wyndford estate are battling a proposal to demolish the towers and rebuild. They are true climate champions, writes architect Malcolm Fraser