Beyond COP26 – an action plan for change
AT Editor2022-11-22T12:17:10+00:00An AT webinar, supported by Interface, exploring the roadmap towards a net zero construction sector is taking place on Tuesday 30th November.
Intelligent specification for a zero-carbon future
AT Editor2021-12-06T12:43:25+00:00Watch our webinar in partnership with Medite Smartply, which explores how successful approaches to design, specification and procurement can benefit clients, building users, and the environment.
It’s time to tackle embodied carbon
AT Editor2022-01-05T17:01:15+00:00Mike Stevenson, Senior Manager Strategic Markets at NorDan UK, discusses how low embodied carbon can be designed into new-build and retrofit projects, as well as the company’s involvement with the COP26 House.
What next for the COP26 House?
Jessica Mairs2021-11-18T10:55:59+00:00In our video interview with Peter Smith of Roderick James Architects, the architect explains how the COP26 House – Architecture Today's temporary HQ in Glasgow – will go on to form part of a low-carbon development in the Cairngorms National Park.
COP26: a landscape architect’s perspective
Jessica Mairs2021-12-07T16:40:45+00:00Working as a landscape architect within the context of a global climate crisis can often feel frustrating, writes ADP's Head of Landscape Claire Hunt, reflecting on her time at COP26. The buzzwords flying around at COP26 all link to responses which are fundamental to a landscape architect’s role.
Glasgow School of Art to launch Biomimetic Design course
Jessica Mairs2021-11-18T10:56:09+00:00Glasgow School of Art has teamed up with Grimshaw and the Eden Project to launch a suite of biomimetic design courses exploring how nature can feed into architecture, design and fine art.
Sound, light and air – balancing comfort with environmental performance
AT Editor2021-11-24T17:04:29+00:00An AT Schüco webinar exploring ways of optimising indoor comfort while maintaining environmental performance is taking place on Wednesday 24th November.
UK Green Building Council launches net-zero carbon roadmap for UK at COP26
Isabel Allen2021-11-26T18:16:39+00:00UKGBC has launched a Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap for the UK Built Environment. Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen talks to Architecture Today about its newly published Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap for the UK Built Environment.
RIBA, ACAN, and the race to redefine practice
Isabel Allen2021-11-26T18:16:07+00:00Representatives from ACAN, RIBA, and private practice discussed the challenge of reshaping practice to address climate breakdown at a roundtable discussion hosted by Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House in Glasgow.
We need a plastic straw moment for housing, say industry experts at COP26
Jessica Mairs2021-11-18T10:56:17+00:00Consumer demand for sustainable materials and building techniques is key to driving change, say industry experts at a roundtable hosted by Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House.
Climate ready education
Isabel Allen2021-11-18T10:43:25+00:00Experts from across the industry join Architecture Today and Medite Smartply at the COP26 House to discuss how to reshape education to address the challenges posed by climate change.
UK Green Building Council launches virtual pavilion for COP26
Jessica Mairs2021-11-16T12:15:57+00:00UKGBC Chief Executive Julie Hirigoyen drops into Architecture Today's temporary HQ at the COP26 House in Glasgow to talk to Editor Isabel Allen about Build Better Now, a digital showcase of built environment projects offering solutions to the climate and ecological crises.