IntelligenceCost considerations in projects go beyond the bottom lineLiam Kelly looks at five ways to work with value engineering without losing the sustainable approach to design that the world needs3 October 2024
IntelligencePassport to circularityMaterial passports can enable reuse of materials as part of a circular economy
IntelligenceLeader: When reuse throws up a curveballThe architecture of reuse can lead to surprise revelations once a project goes on site
IntelligenceSeductive imagery mustn’t lead to a wasteful designThe Emory hotel offers lessons in avoiding unnecessary structure or enclosed spaces
IntelligenceContacts Book: Sanchez Benton’s most valued collaboratorsThe practice details the experts and craftspeople who have played in a key role in its projects
IntelligenceLean design is nothing new, we just need to relearn itToday’s technology makes building waste more avoidable than ever
IntelligenceGathering evidence on embodied carbonAn evidence base for Essex county council could help everyone
IntelligenceNorth-south divide: what each hemisphere needsGrowing south needs newbuilds while retrofit suits built-up north
IntelligenceOlympics 2024: what can architects learn from overlay design?Learn more about a type of architecture that saw increased usage at the London Olympics in 2012 and now contributes to a more circular approach to large events
IntelligenceNine essential steps for fundamental design overhaul to achieve net zeroNine key steps for a climate-conscious approach to architecture
IntelligenceBiodiversity activism responds to nature in crisis: see it, say it and help sort itCommunication is the first step to combat declining biodiversity
IntelligenceOlympic freestyle: how Paris’ Aquatics Centre works for everythingVenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4 optimised not just the space but the pool too
IntelligenceMaking buildings: The concrete slab with a third less CO2LC3 limestone calcined clay cement concrete cuts carbon content
IntelligenceRegenerative interiors: the next step in sustainabilityTruly sustainable interior design can pay off – even commercially
IntelligenceScotland’s new heat standard ups the UK's zero carbon anteWhat does Scotland’s New Build Heat Standard mean for designers and the rest of the UK?
IntelligenceCat A fit-outs: the real carbon gapWhat AHMM discovered about the carbon cost of Cat A fit-outs
IntelligenceWhole life carbon assessments: where should architects start?Why should we carry out whole-life carbon assessments and where do we start?
IntelligenceFrom sustainability to capitalism, Rising Stars discuss the challenges they faceSustainbility, longevity and capitalism were all discussed by this year’s RIBAJ Rising Stars at a recent roundtable
IntelligenceShireland CBSO Academy office-to-school scheme raises the tempoADP Architecture on how it designed Birmingham music school
IntelligenceCase study: How collaboration saved carbon on Wimbledon No. 1 courtHow architects and structural engineers can cut embodied carbon
IntelligenceBiodiversity net gain: how architects can best use the statutory metric calculation tools for small sitesWith biodiversity net gain soon to be mandatory for all sites, learn more about the tool most likely to be used by architects
IntelligenceWhat is stopping us from arresting climate change?Lessons from the RIBA Horizon 2034 environmental challenge
IntelligenceArchitects Declare climate manifesto for governmentWhat UK Architects Declare proposes in Building Blocks
IntelligenceHow reusing and recycling glass can cut a building’s carbon emissionsGlazing designs should better exploit glass’s ability to be reused or recycled
IntelligenceWhat architects can do to help reach net zeroHow can we break our addictions to fossil fuels, waste and consumption?
IntelligenceWhat biodiversity net gain will mean for architectsThe biodiversity net gain rules are now in force for major sites, meaning architects need to design with nature
IntelligenceWhat do architects need to know about biodiversity net gain legislation?Learn more about the new biodiversity net gain regime and what architects can expect
IntelligenceHow Delve Architects united Miami and Ibiza at sustainable Hobbs HouseArt Deco box meets sustainable bohemia
IntelligenceHow to boost your site’s biodiversity net gainSites will need to create a 10% uplift in biodiversity from 12 February
IntelligenceHow we restored a historic tower to make it watertightLessons learned from Thomas Ford & Partners’ restoration of 19th-century Beckford’s Tower in Bath