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Will someone join the dots between the skyscraper boom and flooding?
Major cities like London will be hit by widespread flooding if the planet’s temperature rises by 2°C. And tall buildings are making things worse, says Chris Wise
Climate change
News and resources for architects on how the built environment is impacted by the climate emergency
Architects Declare on the construction ‘blind spot’ in party manifestos
Anna Woodeson, Julia Barfield, and Zoe Watson of Architects Declare (AD) talk to Will Hurst about the lack of climate debate in the General Election campaign and AD’s increasingly political direction
Architects Declare calls on next RIBA president to maximise climate action
Architects Declare has called on the candidates in this month’s RIBA presidential election to maximise the institute’s action on the climate emergency
Zero-emission cement ‘miracle’ hailed by researchers and architects
Cambridge researchers have found a way of recycling cement to produce ultra-low-emission concrete while also cutting the carbon footprint of steel-making
Sharing is caring: Belgian practice ATAMA’s social enterprise retrofit
ATAMA has retrofitted a listed fire station in the Belgian city of Kortrijk to create Deelfabriek, a community space and home for social enterprises that promote sharing over ownership
AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2024 shortlist revealed
The AJ can reveal the four practices in the running for the AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2024 award
Four contenders shortlisted for AJ100 Sustainability Leader of the Year 2024
Four contenders have been shortlisted for the AJ100 Sustainability Leader of the Year 2024 Award
RIBA president says government ‘lacks clear plan’ to tackle overheating
RIBA president Muyiwa Oki has accused government ministers of having no real strategy to tackle overheating in UK buildings
Government’s ‘weak and inadequate’ carbon plan must face judicial review
The High Court has ruled that the government’s carbon reduction plan should face a judicial review, upholding a legal challenge that argued the government was ‘irrational’ in asserting that carbon targets would be met
Investing in green infrastructure, like retrofitting, is a no-brainer
Better provision and care for green infrastructure would benefit public health, the environment, wellbeing and social priorities, says Cristina Monteiro