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How to Use Alternative Products and Materials to Reduce a Project’s Carbon Footprint

ArchDaily

Straw insulation offers the lowest carbon footprint across its entire lifetime than any other major insulation material. Image © 11H45 Working within the restrictions of a limited carbon footprint can be one of the hardest – but also most rewarding – parts of a modern architect’s role. Read more »

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Spec buildings have increasingly become the answer to commercial clients' pandemic growing pains

Archinect

” Biomedical clients are among the most popular movers of the building trend, propelled by demand imbalances for lab space. The rise of inflation , labor shortages , materials costs , and ongoing supply chain lags are seen as both threats and contributors to the trend continuing unabatedly.

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Eco-Friendly Roofing Materials

Aric Gitomer Architect

Let’s look at the sustainable alternative to roofing materials. Corrugated roofing is one of the most used materials for average homes. These roof shingles are a product of recycled waste material such as rubber, plastic, or wood fiber. Every homeowner must replace their roof shingles at some point. Solar Power Roof.

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Magpie House extension is a "personal museum" for client's furniture collection

Deezen

Architecture practice DGN Studio has extended a terraced home in east London with spaces and materials that form a backdrop to the client's mid-century furniture collection. It is designed as a backdrop to the client's furniture collection. The existing kitchen was expanded by three metres. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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"We cannot design just to please our clients anymore" says Yasmeen Lari

Deezen

Architects must stop waiting for commissions from wealthy clients and prioritise designing for the planet, says RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner Yasmeen Lari in this exclusive interview. Architects have a very important role to play and we cannot design just to please our clients anymore or just to please ourselves."

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Revalu aims to improve access to materials data for architects

Deezen

The Revalu platform uses one million data points and an AI -powered accuracy checker to enable architects to compare the environmental impacts of different building materials. First, there is the material cloud, which gathers over one million data points related to the environmental impact of different materials.

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Why aren't more architects using stone as a building material?

Deezen

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi. Architect Elisabeth Polzella often uses structural stone in her projects.

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