All Sustainability articles – Page 34
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TechnicalVacuum insulation panels promise a thinner future
As buildings’ required insulation levels rise, vacuum insulation’s relative thinness could prove invaluable
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TechnicalZed Factory’s Pipe Dream and Cox Bulleid’s Prototype Green Terrace
Two timely projects tackle the critical issues of how best to build sustainable housing — and how to cut its cost
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TechnicalNick Baker Architects’ Fallow Court housing
Nick Baker Architects’ part-buried Fallow Court in north London scheme could point the way to a new form of sustainable urban housing
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Building StudyLandroom's RSPB complex
Landroom’s complex of buildings including a bird hide for the RSPB’s Rainham Marsh site in east London makes a novel use of old shipping containers
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TechnicalThe Eon house and the architecture of climate change
The half a semi-detached house built to 1930s Building Regs and monitored for energy efficiency at the University of Nottingham is an architectural experiment that could benefit millions of British homes
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TechnicalGreen towns still stuck on red
The government’s eco-towns initiative may be ailing, but it has highlighted sustainable ideas such as interseasonal heat storage and biomass CHP, here explored for two proposed developments in the south of England
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TechnicalAquifer thermal energy storage for London’s museum quarter
A radical programme to reduce CO2 emissions, developed by Fulcrum Consulting and the Natural History Museum, has been proposed for London’s museum heartland
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OpinionCan modern architecture be truly sustainable?
Yes, says Hopkins’ MD Bill Taylor, we have no choice but to build sustainably; no, says the Victorian Society director Ian Dungavell, modern architects prefer gadgetry to thermal mass
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TechnicalThe Prince's Foundation's experimental Natural House at the BRE
The Prince’s Foundation’s Natural House is an attempt at cutting domestic carbon and energy inputs by 70% while retaining construction quality
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TechnicalWhy Passivhaus design is worth the money
In the final column in the series, sustainability expert Henrietta Lynch argues that evidence from Germany shows buyers are prepared to pay a premium for more environmentally friendly design
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TechnicalArchitects see red over BRE’s latest Green Guide
Phil Clark examines the criticisms levelled by architects at the latest edition of BRE’s Green Guide now online
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OpinionThree reasons to be cheerful in a downturn
Sustainable design group the Green Register offer inspiration for green architects as the economic slowdown begins to bite
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NewsPrasad reveals RIBA recession strategy
Mixed reaction as president advocates green upgrades to housing
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Building StudyRiches Hawley Mikhail’s Clay Fields sustainable housing
Riches Hawley Mikhail’s Clay Fields affordable housing scheme at Elmswell, near Bury St Edmunds, successfully integrates sustainable village living and locally appropriate design
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TechnicalCartwright Pickard’s modular housing for east Africa
Cartwright Pickard is creating modular homes for east Africa that can be rapidly assembled offsite
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NewsGillard Associates' floating office
Welsh practice creates prototype for scheme to beat the climate and credit crunch - a moveable office that's also flood-proof
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NewsMax Fordham wins 2008 Prince Philip Designers’ Prize
Engineer Max Fordham has won the 2008 Prince Philip Designers’ Prize.
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Building StudyPassivhaus design in Sweden
Sustainable design expert Henrietta Lynch reports on the strides made in spreading passiv principles to both new and old buildings alike in Scandinavia
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NewsWood is good for Norwich
Sheppard Robson has won the competition to design Norfolk’s first Academy project, for developer Kier Education.
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NewsHTA answers Carbon Challenge with Hanham Hall eco-village
Housing and regeneration specialist HTA Architects has revealed detailed images of Hanham Hall, England’s first eco-village, proposed for a 6.6ha site near Bristol.