2021-05-21T00:00:00+01:00
As part of the Climate Crisis Challenge,
Property Week and collaborating partner UKGBC have been calling on the property industry to sign up to the WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment.
Liz Hamson
Claudine Blamey
Meanwhile, the government has amplified its Race to Net Zero campaign ahead of COP26 this November in Glasgow, as it tries to drive engagement at a corporate level.
But what do we really mean by ‘net zero’? In an interview with Claudine Blamey, head of sustainability and digital strategy at lead Climate Crisis Challenge partner Argent, we ask whether the term is fit for purpose. And, if not, how do we make it fit for purpose?
Alma-nac gets go-ahead to extend and revamp Dulwich College
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Southwark Council has given the green light for a series of extensions and refurbishment works designed by alma-nac for Dulwich College
The redevelopment scheme of both the junior and lower schools at the famous independent boys school was approved subject to the final sign-off of the section 106 agreement.
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The project sits within the campus-wide masterplan, drawn up by John McAslan + Partners a decade ago for Dulwich College, which has occupied the site in south-east London since the 1860s.
It includes revamping existng school buildings, replacing the existing library with a new ‘knowledge exchange’, providing a hall for the junior school which can accommodate 225 students and staff, an arts wing, a two-storey administration building and wellbeing centre for the lower school, plus improved play spaces.
By Mark Farmer2021-05-10T05:00:00+01:00
Turning well-meaning words about climate change into measurable action requires fundamental change across the industry, writes Mark Farmer
It is incredible to see how quickly the climate change agenda has accelerated up the national consciousness, catching the imagination of the general public and now politicians who realise that this is perhaps the biggest societal challenge facing us not just in the UK but globally. Glasgow as the venue for COP26 this year has only added to interest in identifying how the UK economy can act as an international trailblazer.
On the back of Theresa May’s 2050 net zero carbon commitment made in 2019, we now have Boris Johnson’s commitment to an interim target of a 78% reduction in emissions by 2035 (relative to 1990) in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee. This in reality is not far off the 2050 commitment and will focus minds on what we are doing and how we will measure
By Diego Padilla Philipps and Hope Bootle 2020-09-11T05:00:00+01:00
WSP argues for a collective effort to reach the 2050 target, as it reveals details of 22 Bishopsgate’s embodied carbon
As built environment professionals, we are aware that the infrastructure or buildings we design and build will, in most cases, be around for a long time.
Looking to the future, we know that the UK only has 30 years to realise its ambition of achieving net zero carbon emissions. There really is no time to lose. The work that our sector does will be an important part of this jigsaw, but it is not a game – this is a serious challenge which needs to be overcome.
Architects need to share sustainable best practice quickly
Industry-wide collaboration, with architecture firms sharing their successes and failures openly and honestly is the only way to keep up with our rapidly evolving sustainability goals, says
Kunle Barker
At school, I remember sitting in the sixth form club, debating the environmental issues of the day. Acid rain corroded buildings and polluted waterways. CFCs caused the ‘greenhouse effect’, melting the polar ice caps at an alarming rate. Now, while acid rain isn’t much mentioned any more, we are in the grips of a climate emergency. The dangers we face are (with notable exceptions) universally agreed upon.