All Sustainability articles – Page 33
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OpinionLost in the name of sustainability
The demolition of an innovative 19th century steel girder bridge is entirely unnecessary
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Opinion
Solid evidence
Your editorial “Is global warming hot air?” (November 6) does a great disservice to our profession. To claim a “growing wealth of scientific evidence” that climate change is not predominantly man made, without citing this supposed evidence, either suggests that BD knows something the rest of us don’t, or BD ...
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Keep a cool head
Our profession has a key role in adapting for the consequences of the 10-century-long trend of global warming, but this does not mean we have to dumbly accept the assertions of the “greenhouse gas” proponents. Many of the same climate campaigners were frightening us with a new ice age, as ...
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OpinionClimate change beyond ‘belief’
I am amazed that many usually rational people — including architects — have turned into evangelical, fanatical bigots when it comes to the question of climate and energy
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United approach
The construction industry cannot afford to waste any more time debating which scientific data it prefers to believe. There is a “good enough” consensus among climate scientists that humans can affect climate
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NewsCarbon neutral building ready for Copenhagen summit
Danish practice Christensen & Co has completed work on Denmark’s first carbon neutral public building at the University of Copenhagen.
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NewsMaking the case at Copenhagen
Architects and other built environment professionals will travel to Copenhagen to urge world leaders to recognise the sector’s untapped role in tackling climate change
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NewsGrimshaw to oversee Heathrow expansion
Greenpeace calls third runway scheme ‘the greatest climate change project on the planet’
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OpinionShould we question green orthodoxy?
Readers are split in their responses to last week’s leader calling for a debate on climate change
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Data error
As a professional meteorologist and hydrologist, may I congratulate you on approaching this thorny topic with the proper scientific rigour, which even whilst I was at school, I was taught should provide considered conclusions, which can only be supported by fact
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OpinionThe climate debate isn’t over
Attacking the media for raising questions about global warning only exemplifies how green orthodoxy is stifling legitimate discussion
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Climate debate has moved on
Responding to your leader last week,“Is global warming hot air?”, it is worth reflecting on how the climate change debate has developed
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RIBA box ticking
I fail to understand why the RIBA makes it compulsory for practices who want to be chartered to have to have an environmental policy
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NewsTwo win Welsh low-energy housing competition
Energy-efficient home proposals by HLM and Bere Architects have won the Welsh Passive House architectural competition.
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OpinionIs global warming hot air?
The RIBA must not be blinkered to the increasing evidence against man-made climate change
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Farrell favours low-carbon model for Thames Gateway
The Thames Gateway should become a model low-carbon development, Terry Farrell claimed this week.
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NewsBenn to address architects on climate change
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is to give a speech on climate change at the RIBA next Wednesday, October 28.
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TechnicalLearning by example at the Wise sustainability centre in Wales
The Wales Institute for Sustainable Education not only teaches sustainable building, but will itself be a practical demonstration of techniques.
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OpinionShould unsustainable buildings win major prizes?
Alison Brooks says that outstanding buildings like the Bird’s Nest can adapt to future long-term use, while Paul Hyett argues that sustainability should be a key element of award criteria