All Building Design articles in September 2024 – Page 7
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News
Meta injects cash into low carbon concrete in the US
Tech giant Meta has moved into investing in low carbon concrete production in an attempt to reduce the embodied carbon used to build its data centres. Facebook’s parent company announced the agreement with CarbonBuilt, a company that has developed a concrete product replacing high-carbon Portland with a proprietary low-cost cement ...
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Opinion
Let’s turn the ‘grey belt’ green
Can the new ‘grey belt’ concept provide a pathway to sustainable housing without sacrificing the green belt, asks Jerry Tate
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RSHP completes Arden Station as key element of Melbourne’s metro expansion
Project is a collaboration with Hassell and Weston Williamson + Partners
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Review
Playing the Game: Work-Life Balance in Architecture
Kudzai Matsvai reviews a ‘powerful new resource’ that explores the reasons behind dysfunctional workplace practices in architecture and suggests new ways to move forward
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News
Ben Derbyshire admits to feeling 'deeply uneasy' at London’s growing number of tall buildings
High-rise schemes have proliferated because of land values and affordable housing models, HTA Design chair tells Labour conference
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Nearly half of firms are prepared to pay extra for low carbon sustainable steel and concrete, research finds
Research from Ramboll and Climate Group says most firms are more willing to foot the bill for sustainable products than they were a year ago
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Features
Key takeaways and talking points from the Labour party conference 2024
Labour members gathered in Liverpool this week for the party’s first conference in government for 15 years. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe report
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News
New project team to be appointed on Khan’s £150m Oxford Street plans
Architect to be chosen following creation of Mayoral Development Corporation
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News
RIBA proposes new model to tackle social housing crisis using public land
RIBA’s report outlines how local councils can leverage public land to address the UK’s housing shortage, reinvesting profits into further development
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Opinion
How a narrow definition of competency could have unintended consequences for architects
Could well-intended safety measures restrict emerging architects and smaller practices, asks Eleanor Jolliffe
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News
Keir Starmer promises ‘duty of candour’ law by next April as called for by Grenfell families
Prime minister in conference speech also pledges housing for all military veterans in need
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News
Climate and industry leaders lay out new rules to prove buildings meet net zero carbon
Organisations including RIBA, UKGBC, and RICS have joined forces to create the UK’s first cross-industry standard
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Cities are outstripping nations on climate action, says London mayor
Sadiq Khan points to global cities rapidly divesting in fossil fuels, stating mayors are more nimble than national governments
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HS2 cuts will leave line as a ‘monument to the British mentality’, Manchester mayor says
Andy Burnham tells Treasury it needs to invest more in transport schemes if it wants growth in all regions
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News
New survey finds attitude to urban brownfield regeneration ‘overwhelmingly positive’
A survey commissioned by Landsec, British Land and Berkeley found that almost 80% of people felt urban regeneration would have a positive impact on their area
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Burnham to lobby for return of councillors on local housing association boards
Greater Manchester mayor also urges greater local authority control of housing stock
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Delays leave GLA needing to start 90% of affordable homes under £4bn programme in final two years
Race is on for Sadiq Khan to hit agreed delivery under 2021-2026 programme
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UK ‘over-reliant on a handful of volume builders’, says housing minister
Pennycook tells Labour conference event that housing sector needs more SME building and pledges diversification
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News
Low margins are an industry-wide issue, says developer behind Heatherwick’s Olympia overhaul
Yoo Capital co-founder says collapse of ISG was ‘reality’ following string of global challenges including covid and Ukraine war
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Opinion
Breaking transport poverty: why Labour’s housing targets need walkable and wheelable neighbourhoods
Labour’s housebuilding plan must prioritise sustainable transport for future generations, writes Christopher Martin