The low carbon, sustainable design of the Paris 2024 Aquatics Centre will help halve the Olympics’ carbon footprint compared with London 2012. Andy Pearson looks at the passive-first design and the lasting legacy of the Games’ only new venue
Tag: Sustainability
Case study: Manchester’s garden of Eden
Wellbeing is at the core of Manchester’s Eden building, which features the biggest green wall in Europe and has been designed to ensure tenants have the potential to achieve Well Certification. Andy Pearson finds out how wellbeing and sustainability were baked into the design
Coming into bloom: implementing the new Biodiversity Net Gain Regulation
The new Biodiversity Net Gain Regulation gives engineers the opportunity to reduce the environmental impact of their designs. Molly Tooher-Rudd speaks to biodiversity experts about the potential for nature-led solutions
Trialling materials passports at the Edenica office building
Edenica’s new all-electric office building in London is a pilot for the use of material passports. Waterman’s Mark Terndrup and Anastasia Stella give details of how the scheme has been designed
Biodiversity: engineering nature’s blueprint
With developments soon having to create a 10% biodiversity net gain, Ashley Bateson, Chin Chen and Robert Winch discuss why nature-based solutions are vital in reducing climate risk
Connecting to country: the Boola Katitjin building in Western Australia
The Boola Katitjin building breaks boundaries with its radical timber design and innovative engineering. Andy Pearson finds out how the project team achieved a 6-Star Green Star rating by working with the bush environment
Volumetric’s award-winning Modulhaus housing for the homeless
Recognised by the CIBSE Building Performance Awards, the Volumetric Modulhaus project revolutionises temporary housing solutions for the homeless through a unique blend of innovation, sustainability, and societal concern. Andy Pearson reports
Case study: Edge Suedkreuz offices in Berlin
The striking Edge Suedkreuz office development in Berlin required a space-defying chilled beam system design that met the building’s exacting ventilation, cooling and heating demands. Andy Pearson reports
Buildings for the future
Future structures will be carbon negative, climate resilient and integrated into the local community, according to engineers and sustainability experts at Buro Happold. They tell Andy Pearson why the next generation of buildings must be designed today