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  • Retention of existing buildings must be "the starting point" for major London developments

    Large projects in London will have to meet embodied carbon benchmarks and prioritise retaining existing buildings over demolition under updated planning guidance published by mayor Sadiq Khan. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 21 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Controversial Oxford Street M&S demolition blocked by UK housing secretary

    UK housing secretary Michael Gove has halted the planned demolition of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on London's Oxford Street, which was criticised for wasting the embodied carbon of the existing building, to allow the scheme to be reviewed. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 20 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • London mayor reviewing decision to allow Oxford Street M&S demolition in light of new carbon guidelines

    London mayor Sadiq Khan is reviewing his decision not to stop the controversial demolition of Marks & Spencer's flagship store on Oxford Street following new guidance on embodied carbon for developments in the city. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 6 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • MP Duncan Baker launches bill to cap embodied carbon in UK buildings

    North Norfolk MP Duncan Baker is set to propose a bill to the UK Parliament today that would make it mandatory to calculate and reduce the embodied carbon footprint of new buildings for the first time. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 2 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Buro Happold pledges to eliminate embodied carbon in projects as part of SE 2050 commitment

    Engineering firm Buro Happold has become the latest signatory to the SE 2050 Commitment Program, which unites structural engineering firms behind the common goal to slash embodied carbon emissions from their projects by 2050. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 20 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Foster + Partners criticises RIBA climate report over "deviation" from global treaty

    The UK's largest architecture firm, Foster + Partners, has criticised a RIBA sustainability report backed by nearly 250 built environment organisations, claiming that it contradicts the watershed Paris Agreement treaty on climate change. More

    Nat Barker | 4 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Three Little Pigs story reinforces prejudices that biomaterials are "terrible"

    The fable of the Three Little Pigs highlights negative perceptions about natural construction materials, according to James Drinkwater, head of Built Environment at philanthropic climate organisation the Laudes Foundation. More

    Jane Englefield | 22 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Dezeen's top 10 low-carbon buildings of 2021

    As part of our review of 2021, here are 10 examples of low-carbon architecture including buildings made of 3D-printed clay, recycled materials and biomaterials. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 14 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Foster + Partners sustainability lead calls for more refurbishments and fewer basements to help fight climate change

    Architects should reuse existing buildings where possible to reduce embodied carbon and emissions, according to Christopher Trott, head of sustainability at Foster + Partners. More

    Nat Barker | 1 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Norman Foster calls for "higher standards" on embodied carbon at COP26

    Norman Foster has joined a growing number of architects calling for green building certifications that take embodied emissions from materials into account in order to meet net-zero carbon goals. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 4 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • UK net-zero strategy "totally lacking in ambition" say architects

    The UK's strategy for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 "does not go far enough" and ignores embodied carbon according to the RIBA and other industry groups. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 22 October 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Grimshaw's "completely OTT" Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai caused "significant unnecessary emissions"

    A sustainable construction consultant has attacked Grimshaw Architects' Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai for having an embodied carbon footprint of almost 18,000 tonnes – a figure that is double the recommended level for a building of its size. More

    Marcus Fairs | 15 October 2021 | Leave a comment
  • BREEAM and LEED green certification schemes are "meaningless" says Andrew Waugh

    Environmental certification schemes for buildings overlook embodied carbon and encourage architects to add unnecessary "systems and gizmos" to achieve high ratings, according to architect Andrew Waugh. More

    Marcus Fairs | 28 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • UK industry group calls for new rules to force architects to calculate embodied carbon emissions

    A group of UK architects, developers and contractors have called for compulsory whole-life carbon assessments of buildings in a bid to tackle "hidden" emissions caused by construction supply chains. More

    Marcus Fairs | 21 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Drive to reduce embodied carbon in buildings makes biomaterials market a "really exciting space"

    Concerns over carbon emissions caused by the construction process are fuelling a surge of interest in biobased materials according to Arup research and innovation leader Jan Wurm. More

    Marcus Fairs | 16 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Lack of embodied carbon regulation "huge blind spot" says Architects Climate Action Network

    ACAN is campaigning to introduce embodied carbon regulation in the UK to reduce the emissions generated over a building's entire lifespan. More

    Lizzie Crook | 5 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator launches to tackle industry emissions

    Companies from across the architecture, engineering and construction industries have collaborated to create a free digital embodied carbon calculator that they hope will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and counter climate change. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 21 February 2020 | Leave a comment

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