Articles by Jennifer Hahn

Speakers at a climate summit organised by Architects Declare and RIBA last week called on architects to take responsibility for decarbonising their buildings, rather than blaming clients and the lack of regulations. Instead, they should actively lobby lawmakers, turn down projects and materials that contribute to climate change and challenge clients rather than prioritising profit

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Speakers at a climate summit organised by Architects Declare and RIBA last week called on architects to take responsibility for decarbonising their buildings, rather than blaming clients and the lack of regulations. Instead, they should actively lobby lawmakers, turn down projects and materials that contribute to climate change and challenge clients rather than prioritising profit

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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 funding plus regulations to establish embodied carbon targets are needed, they say. RIBA president Simon Allford said the proposals are “overshadowed by the lack of adequate funding and the

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