Schools for Scandal
A damning report by the Royal Institute of Architects has found too many state schools are ‘dangerous and dilapidated’ and fail both children and...
Read Full ArticleThe Royal Institute of British Architects has released a film and suite of learning resources to teach 13-16-year-olds about the link between climate change and the built environment.
RIBA's film, presented by award-winning poet and BBC Radio Presenter Rhael “LionHeart” Cape, examines the role that the built environment plays in climate change, teaching children that around 40 per cent of global carbon emissions come from buildings and construction.
The film aims to empower young people to think critically and creatively about how we can tackle the climate crisis through design and innovation.
The Lead Teacher of Design at Portland Place School said:
“I liked RIBA’s Building the Future film because it had an excellent range of experts who explain things simply and had great case studies, which again are well explained!”
Students at Denefield School, Berkshire, said:
“I learned that encouraging people to walk and cycle is really important, so the location of developments is really important!”
“I learned that reducing carbon emissions is really important in both construction and demolition!”
The film explains a range of key terms and concepts including what is the built environment? What role does the built environment play in climate change? and what is the importance of good design?
It shows a range of innovative and real-life case studies of sustainable design – a new sustainable campus designed for Bristol University; the transformation of disused social housing in Glasgow into comfortable, energy-efficient homes through retrofitting and sustainable design on a masterplan scale of 23,000 new homes with the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town.
Picture: a photograph of a building with solar panels Image Credit: Pixabay
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 03 February 2022
A damning report by the Royal Institute of Architects has found too many state schools are ‘dangerous and dilapidated’ and fail both children and...
Read Full ArticleThe Building Engineering Services Association has revealed best practice for allowing adequate spacing between building services in projects. In a technical bulletin...
Read Full ArticleThis month’s high performing buildings roundup looks at shortlisted projects in the RIBA Regional Awards, which celebrate great architecture across the...
Read Full ArticleLeicestershire County Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to build its first net-zero in-operation school. The new £8.5 million 210-place primary school is...
Read Full ArticleTake a look inside Glebe Farm School in the parish of Wavendon in Milton Keynes – a completely gas-free site. On a site larger than 13 football pitches, the...
Read Full ArticleThe Department for Education has added more sites to its ten-year programme of renovation projects for schools and sixth forms in England. Buildings will be...
Read Full Article14 schools are closer to achieving net-zero at the end of the first phase of an ambitious county-wide decarbonisation initiative delivered by SSE Energy Solutions in...
Read Full ArticleCOP27, held in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, is the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, with around 40,000 people expected to attend. Over 100 heads of states...
Read Full ArticleThe Royal Institute of British Architects has named its winner of the 26th RIBA Stirling Prize, which is awarded to the best building in the UK. The Royal Institute of...
Read Full ArticleThe Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has launched a new guide for BBP Climate Commitment signatories and other real estate companies on climate...
Read Full Article