It’s not just our diets which need to change to tackle the climate emergency. Building materials such as steel and concrete need to be replaced by lower-carbon, ‘healthier’, plant-based alternatives, writes Dan Stokes
The price of construction materials has now risen every month for a year, official government figures have revealed
A new accelerator fund has launched, giving cash to architects and design teams whose projects and innovations pave the way for a major ‘scale-up’ in timber construction
The government has vowed to promote the use of timber in low-rise construction – prioritising the material in its own procurement, and funding research into ‘innovative timber products’
Architects dRMM and Waugh Thistleton have spoken out against the London mayor's tough ban on combustible materials in London, calling it a ‘huge step backwards’ for sustainable construction
The price of some imported timber has jumped 23 per cent in just one month, reports the AJ’s sister title Construction News
Flimwell Park in Ticehurst, East Sussex by London-based practice The Architecture Ensemble is being built to demonstrate renewable materials and fabrication systems
The escalating climate emergency means construction must clean up its act without delay. A solid rule-of-thumb is to specify materials derived from plants, argues Joe Giddings
The Covid crisis, Brexit hurdles and surging construction activity have combined to create a ‘huge’ timber shortage across the industry, architects have told the AJ
Nearly two-thirds of architects have said material shortages are causing delays to projects on site, but confidence in future workloads nevertheless remains high
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