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The embodied carbon of materials is a hard concept to sell — and an even harder one to define and measure. But one thing is certain: this unseen footprint needs to fall
Three teams come up with solutions for greening essential — but not necessarily attractive — infrastructure
Additive architecture has a mixed history, and pods are not exactly suited to creating open spaces, but plug-in buildings may offer other advantages
Heritage buildings are often masters of reinvention — what can today’s designers learn from them?
Different parts of a building evolve at different speeds, so it makes sense to keep them separate
An adaptable overlay of smart modes could help buildings to remain useful for longer
More than ever, we need buildings that can bend to whatever the future brings. But flexibility itself has always been a malleable concept. Can it be pinned down?
Data is the most powerful weapon we have against future crises
The pandemic poses new challenges and some very big questions
How we can optimize the environment to give employees the normalcy they are seeking, while implementing new policies and procedures?
The fusion of building tech, smartphones and wearables could make the post-pandemic workplace not just possible, but much, much better
Digital technologies can enable healthier, safer, more efficient buildings – and leverage assets that owners may not realize they have
Designing for wellbeing supports infection control now, but also resilience to future epidemics, writes building wellness specialist Meike Borchers
Vertical transportation is what makes multi-storey buildings possible. So what happens when enclosed spaces, push buttons and efficiency become the problem rather than the solution?
The health and safety landscape has changed completely for businesses, writes safety specialist Doug Crann
Strategies that will improve resilience in offices, and those that won’t
Safety and reassurance will be paramount when we eventually return to work
Three engineers offer solutions to a developer’s challenge
The process of defining and calculating embodied carbon is complex, occasionally contradictory and constantly evolving
We need to completely rethink the way we use structural materials, argues Cambridge engineering expert Julian Allwood
Can there be good, sustainable reasons to specify cement-based structures?
How do we find out what state a building is in without disrupting the existing tenants?
Trees and hedges can mitigate pollution … but also exacerbate it
Can building materials and biotech help to suck pollution from the air?
Air pollution kills more than 4 million people every year. How do we stop our towns and cities from choking?
Shipping and cruise industries pose a variety of threats
Replacing old fleets is one of the quickest routes to cutting pollutants
How do we prepare for a future that is both entirely certain and completely unknowable?
We can’t completely predict climate change, in part because it depends on how we react to it
Take every chance to fix issues before it is too late, says WSP’s Michael Mondshine
Three engineers, armed with drones, robot bins and pneumatic tubes, take on hospitality’s eternal towel problem
Do the two climate-change disciplines need to talk to each other more?
3D archive brings threatened heritage to a wider audience