All Comment articles – Page 33
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Creative thinking needed to tackle growing threat of urban flooding
Surface water flooding not only affects infrastructure and property, it can also cause loss of life. As we focus on refurbishing and refitting existing buildings, we should take the problem more seriously
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Talks Net Zero Podcast: Eco-activist architect on the power of protest
Episode 3: Tom Bennett interviewed about Extinction Rebellion and getting arrested | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains NABERS UK
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Essential law: Defects, part one
As the series moves onto the topic of defects, Chi Mount explains the differences between a reasonable skill and care obligation and a fitness for purpose obligation
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LETI: How volunteers joined forces to get London on the net zero path
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø has released special, extended content from episode 2 ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Talks Net Zero podcast
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Small steps can help our industry take big strides
An evidence-based approach and incremental progress should make all the difference
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Will onshore wind stage a comeback?
Signs are emerging of a thaw in the government’s attitude to onshore wind, writes Angus Walker
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Conditions are right for seismic change. It’s time to ask really tough questions
Current economic and environmental uncertainties provide an opportunity for all of us to reconsider what we are doing – and why
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Leaner, low-tech architecture can stand the test of time
Make each building element work as hard as possiblex
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Build energy-saving data centres into development plans
Recovering waste heat and connecting it into a local network could provide enough energy to supply an entire neighbourhood
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‘We will make you proud to be RICS members again’
Interim chief executive Richard Collins responds to ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s open letter to the institution’s new leaders
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Make it cheaper to do the right thing
The government must create the economic incentives to change the systems we use
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How to get digital adoption right (first time)
Training your workforce well and engaging them with your plans for innovation is crucial
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Greener solutions require a longer-term view
Sustainable design needs significant investment but the social and economic benefits are clear
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Early engagement is key to better results
Realising that communication needs to happen as early as possible on a project is a lesson often learnt too late
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Talks net zero podcast interviews LETI founders
Episode 2: Personal stories behind the London Energy Transformation Initiative | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt on how financial institutions are driving change
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Things will only change if we work together
Collaborative and strategic system-wide analysis and action is required if we are to improve the built environment, says Maria Smith
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Reduce our reliance on concrete and steel
Build less and use more sustainable materials, says Anthony Thistleton
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Be prepared for new rules on compulsory electric vehicle charging
All new-build homes and offices with parking spaces will soon be required to have electric vehicle charging points. Neil Gosling examines the implications
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We must (and we can) operate more sustainably
Regulation would help manufacturers and suppliers display their credentials and specifiers choose more wisely
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Net Zero Jargon Buster: carbon neutral vs net zero
Don’t know the difference between carbon neutral and net zero? Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains it all here