Jane Embury looks at mitigating fire risk in hospitals Last month, fire engulfed a makeshift hospital for Covid-19 patients in North Macedonia. At least 14 people were killed in the western city of Tetovo. While fatal fires in hospitals are thankfully rare, they do happen. For example, a recent hospital fire in Miryang, South Korea […]
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The architecture of change
Jane Embury looks at building sustainability There was an interesting article in Building Magazine last week. It was written by Sadie Morgan, a co-founding director of dRMM, and chair of the Quality of Life Foundation. She made the point that 2021 has been a year of transition, ushering us from the global shock of the pandemic […]
Repurpose not demolish
Jane Embury looks at an influential report on demolition and CO2 emissions The trouble with the built environment is that it keeps getting knocked down. We’ve said several times that we should, where possible, reuse old buildings. It’s an important issue with the environment now top of the political agenda. According to a report from […]
Building for sustainability
Jane Embury looks at construction and the environment The green agenda is just about to get a whole lot greener, whether we like it or not, This month sees the start of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. It will cast a very bright spotlight on human activity and ways […]
To build or not to build
To once again mark Recycle Week, Jane Embury takes a look at recycling buildings. Most of us now accept the importance of recycling. The Earth’s resources are limited and we should make best use of them. The best way to do that is use them again and again. Ideally, in endless cycles – which we […]