Optoppen – the practice of adding storeys to existing buildings – not only avoids creating more car-reliant communities but favours lightweight timber construction, which also captures carbon, writes Joe Giddings
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
ACAN’s Joe Giddings reviews Barnabas Calder’s ground-breaking new history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy
Joe Giddings and Seb Laan Lomas explain why the UK government urgently needs to catch up with leading thinkers at home and abroad
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