Low carbon bricks for your project as disruptors tackle climate change14 August 2023IntelligenceLow-carbon bricks cut construction’s environmental footprintLow-carbon bricks cut construction’s environmental footprintRegion: EuropeMore: MaterialsBrickLow carbonSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyStephen Cousins
UK-developed carbon-negative aggregate shortlisted for Earthshot award25 November 2022ProductsDurham-based Low Carbon Materials’ OSTO gets shot at eco prizeDurham-based Low Carbon Materials’ OSTO gets shot at eco prizeRegion: North EastMore: Stephen CousinsSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyOSTOLow Carbon MaterialsEarthshot PrizeMaterialsConcrete
Laing O’Rourke switches to low-carbon concrete on all UK projects10 May 2023ProductsContractor says the move will cut its embodied carbon by 28 per centContractor says the move will cut its embodied carbon by 28 per centRegion: United KingdomMore: ConcreteLaing O"RourkeSustainable ArchitectureDesign construction & technologyLow carbonStephen Cousins
Embodied carbon calculation tools using AI could find alternative materials ‘in minutes’15 January 2021ProductsLow carbon alternatives could be decided in minutes, not hoursLow carbon alternatives could be decided in minutes, not hoursRegion: South West & WessexMore: Stephen CousinsTechnologyClimate emergencyEmbodied carbonSustainable architectureUniversity of the West of EnglandCostainWinvic ConstructionEdgetrixCarbon calculator
Carbon cutting starts early with a carbon calculator19 January 2021IntelligenceWhole life carbon must be architects’ priorityWhole life carbon must be architects’ priorityRegion: United KingdomMore: H\B:ERTHawkins\BrownLouisa BowlesClimate emergencyEmbodied carbonWhole life carbonSustainable architectureCarbon calculator
Why the time is ripe for a return to stone as a structural material29 May 2020IntelligenceStrong, robust, sustainable and beautifulStrong, robust, sustainable and beautifulRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Design construction & technologyWebb Yates EngineersMaterialsEmbodied carbonSustainable architectureUAESteve Webb
Make low-tech our mantra and design clean and simple15 July 2021Intelligence100 years on from Vers une Architecture we need a reset to low-tech, sustainable, lean-carbon design, argues Edmund Fowles100 years on from Vers une Architecture we need a reset to low-tech, sustainable, lean-carbon design, argues Edmund FowlesRegion: United KingdomMore: Feilden FowlesLow-techLe CorbusierModernismHigh-techSustainable architectureDesign construction & technology
How do we optimise structure for low carbon?31 January 2024IntelligenceThere's no one-size-fits-all for real carbon-efficient designThere's no one-size-fits-all for real carbon-efficient designRegion: United KingdomMore: Climate actionAKT IISteve ToonMaterialsSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyConcreteSteelTimber
What architects need to understand about whole life carbon and where they need to know more20 April 2023IntelligenceEverything you need to know about Whole Life Carbon AssessmentsEverything you need to know about Whole Life Carbon AssessmentsRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Carbon emissionsWhole life carbonNeal MorrisNet zero carbonnet zeroSustainablity
Low-carbon cement goes commercial17 June 2016ProductsGeopolymer cement claims 80% reduction in carbon emissionsGeopolymer cement claims 80% reduction in carbon emissionsRegion: United KingdomMore: Low carbonConcreteSustainability
Sugarcrete sweetens the carbon emissions pill26 May 2023ProductsSugarcane by-product bricks cut carbon footprint to 20%Sugarcane by-product bricks cut carbon footprint to 20%Region: United KingdomMore: Climate actionSugarcreteLow carbonUniversity of East LondonTate & LyleEarthshot PrizeStephen CousinsDesign construction and technologyGrimshaw Architects
Harrow Arts Centre: rustic cladding conceals carbon-cutting frame12 March 2025IntelligenceHarrow Arts Centre’s Greenhill Building combines a low-carbon CLT structure with an agricultural fibre-cement claddingHarrow Arts Centre’s Greenhill Building combines a low-carbon CLT structure with an agricultural fibre-cement claddingRegion: LondonMore: CLT structuresLondonLow carbonCladdingEnvelopeArts centreChris Dyson Architects