AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year winner named
A post-occupancy evaluation of a new neighbourhood at the Olympic Park, using a bespoke methodology developed by HawkinsBrown, has been named AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the year
News and resources for architects on how the built environment is impacted by the climate emergency
By Hattie Hartman 21 June 2023 835 Views
A post-occupancy evaluation of a new neighbourhood at the Olympic Park, using a bespoke methodology developed by HawkinsBrown, has been named AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the year
By Tony Barton 9 June 2023 4,143 Views
Without reform of the Energy Performance Certificate system, historic buildings could be left to rot because they can’t obtain permission for secondary glazing, writes Tony Barton
By Anna Highfield 8 June 2023 2,363 Views
A group of activists is taking the government to court for ‘watering down’ a council’s net zero ambitions for a proposed garden village in Oxfordshire
By will hurst 6 June 2023 1,347 Views
Ahead of a RetroFirst-themed panel debate at the Ecocity World Summit this week, Grosvenor's director of climate positive solutions Andy Haigh discusses his work and the role of architecture
By Merlin Fulcher 5 June 2023 397 Views
The AIA Phoenix Metro Chapter has launched an ideas contest for a new climate change resilience hub in Tempe [Deadline: 1 July 2023]
By Emily Booth 31 May 2023 1,498 Views
We need to find the joy in using reclaimed materials, writes Emily Booth
By Anna Highfield 30 May 2023 2,634 Views
Last month, built-environment professionals from across the country took to the streets, demanding urgent government action on carbon emissions. They were met with near-silence. So were the protests pointless?
By AJ news desk 26 May 2023 2,506 Views
Retrofit and the AJ’s RetroFirst campaign will be discussed at the Ecocity World Summit, taking place at London’s Barbican next month
By will hurst. Photography by Theo Wood 25 May 2023 2,747 Views
Grosvenor, Lendlease, Stanhope, L&G, Mace, British Land, SEGRO, Berkeley and Igloo are demanding architects get to grips with construction’s carbon emissions
By Hattie Hartman 25 May 2023 657 Views
Seizing ownership of carbon literacy – and carbon reduction – is a glorious business opportunity for architects, says Hattie Hartman