Planning permissions include homes for the living and the dead6 January 2023IntelligenceA funeral home in Essex and a Paragraph 80 country house in rural Cambridgeshire are among the latest approved schemesA funeral home in Essex and a Paragraph 80 country house in rural Cambridgeshire are among the latest approved schemesRegion: United KingdomMore: Hawkes ArchitectureFoster + PartnersBuckleyGrayYeomanAR Design StudioEdgeEmrys ArchitectsCountry House clausePlaces planning & community
Cool comfort: Lake House by Hawkes Architecture is the place to chill10 November 2022BuildingsLow impact, great views and a place to relaxLow impact, great views and a place to relaxRegion: South EastMore: Hawkes ArchitectureRuth SlavidDesign construction & technologyRuralRailwaysParagraph 79Paragraph 80Places people & communityKent
Opportunities Hub: Competitions that make a difference24 April 2025IntelligenceLatest: Caribbean pavilion contestLatest: Caribbean pavilion contestRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
First homes built to Future Homes Standard set for March handover25 February 2022ProductsFirst houses will cut carbon emissions by 80% – and already have lessons for the next trancheFirst houses will cut carbon emissions by 80% – and already have lessons for the next trancheRegion: West MidlandsMore: Future Homes StandardBirminghamBirmingham City UniversitySustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyStephen Cousins
Concrete's carbon emissions could be slashed 80%5 November 2018ProductsHuge reduction achievable using known technologies says Swiss reportHuge reduction achievable using known technologies says Swiss reportRegion: Rest of the worldMore: SustainabilityCircular economyCarbon emissionsConstruction industry
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
Heat pumps: how to cut energy bills by up to 80%5 December 2022IntelligenceAnd which to choose – ground or air-source – and whyAnd which to choose – ground or air-source – and whyRegion: United KingdomMore: PAD StudioSustainable architectureClimate actionWendy PerringHeat pumpsDesign construction & technology
Finnish architects predict a positive future … in 80 years’ time6 December 2022CultureAn exhibition in Helsinki shows how making sustainable and far-reaching decisions today will secure a bright futureAn exhibition in Helsinki shows how making sustainable and far-reaching decisions today will secure a bright futureRegion: EuropeMore: HelsinkiFinlandCircular economyReuseSustainable architecture
Bridge Theatre, Tower Bridge15 May 2018BuildingsLondon’s first new commercial theatre of scale for 80 yearsLondon’s first new commercial theatre of scale for 80 yearsRegion: LondonMore: RIBA Regional Awards 2018Haworth TompkinsTheatreTower Bridge
Speirs Major lights up 80 Strand with reverential Art Deco update7 February 2024ProductsLighting approach has 21st century take on 1930s styleLighting approach has 21st century take on 1930s styleRegion: LondonMore: Studio PDPSpeirs MajorStrandRefurbishmentArt DecoPamela BuxtonDesign construction & technologyInteriors
In association with RavathermPrimary school one of first in Scotland built to Passivhaus standard9 June 2022ProductsPassivhaus primary in Perth cuts consumption by 80 per centPassivhaus primary in Perth cuts consumption by 80 per centRegion: United KingdomMore: Ravago Building SolutionsInsulation boardsExtruded polystyrene insulationPassivhausSchoolsSpecification and compliance
The Zabbaleen: what Cairo’s Garbage City could teach the West10 January 2024CultureHammad Haider’s photograph reveals how 80% of the city’s waste is profitably recycledHammad Haider’s photograph reveals how 80% of the city’s waste is profitably recycledRegion: Rest of the worldMore: EgyptCircular economySustainabilityClimate emergencyHammad HaiderZabbaleenWasteRefuseGarbage CityManshiyet NasserCairo