Construction activity will use up almost half of the world's remaining carbon budget unless we totally rethink our approach Philip Oldfield Gerard Reinmuth UNSW @UTSengage theconversation.com/how-low-can-we…

We know embodied carbon is important, but just how far can we reduce it? And can we get down to 'net zero embodied carbon'? Our latest research seeks to answer these questions: theconversation.com/how-low-can-we… (full paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.…)

This is a lot of bathtubs for one house, but there’s something compelling about the plan arrangement By Benoit Idiart Architecte

208 rental apartments near Neuhegi railway station Built from mass timber By BDE Arkitekten

I was today years old when I found out these were ‘antibandito jumps’ to stop ‘thugs and bandits’ loitering in dark corners in Venice visitvenezia.eu/en/venetianity…

Hybrid timber office building in Amsterdam by Team V Architectuur The scale and spatial opportunities now offered by mass timber are incredible

Great to see ArchitectureAu have republished our study looking at how much we can reduce embodied carbon. architectureau.com/articles/study… (full paper is open access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.…)

Downturn in the number of 3 bedroom apartments in Paramatta, despite the increase of families living in apartments wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocumen…

I really like hybrid typologies like this, that provide a mix of high-rise with some low-rise housing Hertogensite residential complex in Leuven, by David Chipperfield Architects dezeen.com/2024/09/04/dav…