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Derby Council set to approve demolition of Brutalist landmark
Controversial plans to demolish the 1970s Derby Assembly Rooms are recommended for approval by city councillors tonight, despite there being no firm plan for a replacement
RetroFirst
RetroFirst is an AJ campaign to prioritise retrofit over demolition and rebuild. Hundreds of architecture practices, organisations and individuals have declared their support for our campaign
Crunching the carbon cost numbers: five software tools for architects
As engineers Elliott Wood and the Institution of Structural Engineers launch their Structural Carbon Tool, Fran Williams takes a look at it and four other popular carbon-counting tools available to the profession, plus a couple from abroad
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Harry Paticas on low-carbon retrofit of primary schools
Harry Paticas explains why he left architectural practice to focus on retrofitting schools, and how he educates schoolchildren on the climate emergency
When it comes to office fit-outs, the circular economy is a no-brainer
Paul Jaffe of British Land explains how, working with Nex Architecture at 338 Euston Road, it was able to slash carbon emissions by re-using existing equipment and furniture
Retrofit is key to decarbonising the £500bn public estate
The government’s chief property officer and AJ Summit speaker Janet Young explains the net zero strategy for its enormous property portfolio
Modernism is ‘really sexy, but problematic’, AJ Summit hears
Modern architecture is ‘really, really sexy’ but fundamentally based on carbon-intensive construction and operation, according to a leading speaker at last week’s AJ Summit
Government needs help to prioritise retrofit, says Cabinet Office boss
The government’s chief property officer told the AJ Summit that public-sector clients need help from architects in prioritising retrofit over demolition
RetroFirst: Parliamentary inquiry into whole life carbon launched
The challenge of slashing construction’s enormous carbon footprint will be examined by MPs in a significant win for the AJ RetroFirst campaign
Watch again: Over 20 sessions from the AJ Summit free to view
All 22 sessions held during this week’s AJ Summit can now be viewed again for free
Government is failing on domestic retrofit. So what can architects do?
In the push towards net zero, successive governments seem to have overlooked a major factor: the 20 per cent of the nation’s carbon footprint accounted for by homes, writes Josh Fenton