Rachel Hoolahan, Associate Director at Orms, has produced a School of Specification module on Materials Passports. She considers the advantages and challenges of implementing materials passports as well as how project teams can start using them.
Designed by Foster + Partners, the UAE’s national museum in Abu Dhabi explores the history, identity and legacy of the nation through striking architecture, immersive displays, and a high-performance environmental strategy.
High-performance glass from Şişecam delivers energy efficiency, acoustic comfort and safety, across one of the world’s largest transport hubs.
STEICO wood fibre insulation supports gs8’s vision for planet positive, ‘Zero Bills’ living
A new library is the first move in alma-nac’s reworking of the Junior and Lower School campus at London’s Dulwich College. Former pupil Ken Okonkwo explains how the project embeds net zero principles, reflects the school’s culture of curiosity and collaboration, and has doubled the number of borrowed library books.
Rob Goodman, Group Specification Manager at James Latham, discusses the design, fabrication and performance characteristics of HIMACS solid surface with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw.
Optima’s Revolution 100 glazed partitioning meets wellbeing and circular economy needs
Zentia’s Nexus ceiling system is used to striking effect at Templeman Retailing’s Northumberland office
A ceiling that tells a story: Downstairs at dMFK reimagines acoustic design with Oscar Acoustics
STEICO answers questions on wood fibre insulation, exploring its suitability for housebuilding and its role in addressing embodied carbon, overheating risk, moisture control, acoustic performance and indoor air quality.
Nick Schumann shares some of the lessons learnt from a career as a leading expert on design management and specifications, particularly how they relate to costs, purchasing, risk management, and various construction contract types.
Allies and Morrison’s Passivhaus student village for St John’s College, Cambridge, offers a quietly persuasive model for academic institutions grappling with the demands of net zero, student wellbeing, and urban integration.
