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Sara Edmonds
- Aug 7, 2022
- 4 min
Report from Retrofit Reimagined
Sara Edmonds, ACAN co-ordinator, reports on the activity at Retrofit Reimagined, which ran 13 to 16 July 2022 in Birmingham.
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architectscan
- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
ACAN responds to RIBA Stirling Prize - Stop celebrating architecture that is bad for the planet.
The RIBA claims that this year’s Stirling shortlist was based on contributions to community and sustainability. The Elephant Park...
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Stephanie Crombie
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
On Mondays, we hempcrete!
We recap on a hempcrete workshop run by Studio Dera for London Festival of Architecture, which explored the material's use in construction.
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architectscan
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
ACAN contributes to landmark Environmental Audit Committee report on the built environment
Read about ACAN's contribution to the parliamentary report from the Environmental Audit Committee
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Rachael Owens
- May 25, 2022
- 6 min
New ACAN group Climate Literacy launches
The new Climate Literacy group launched with ‘Communicating the Crisis’, an event equipping practitioners with new skills in communication
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architectscan
- May 16, 2022
- 8 min
New Steering Group announced
Following our AGM in April all available positions were filled and we’re confident in our new team.
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architectscan
- Mar 17, 2022
- 4 min
ACAN Scotland visits retrofit tenement project in Glasgow
Tenements are part of the architectural backdrop to Scottish towns & cities, both everyday and iconic at the same time. Originally built...
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architectscan
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
ACAN Climate Confession Booth at the Carnival of Crisis
ACAN's climate awareness installation popped up during COP26 at the University of the Arts London
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architectscan
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
ACAN’s statement on the aims of Insulate Britain
ACAN and Architects’ Declare make a joint statement in support of the aims of Insulate Britain.
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Frédéric Bourgeon and Joe Giddings
- Jul 2, 2021
- 7 min
How the emerging environmental regulations will apply to new buildings in France
New policy in France states all new buildings built in 2031 must have a 52% reduction in embodied carbon emissions over today's standards
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Byron Chan
- Jun 2, 2021
- 4 min
Circular Series: RIBA Stage 7
Focusing on the circular economy at RIBA Stage 7, Petran van Heel and Ron Bakker discuss building use and user well-being
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architectscan
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
The Government’s proposed planning reforms are reckless
Architect's Climate Action Network's statement in response to the inclusion of the Planning Reforms Bill in the Queen's speech
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architectscan
- May 9, 2021
- 4 min
Meet ACAN Portugal...
Are you based in Portugal with an interest in the built environment and climate action?
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Byron Chan
- Apr 29, 2021
- 3 min
Circular Series: RIBA Stage 6
This virtual talk looks at handover at RIBA Stage 6 and how using data can support the circular economy
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architectscan
- Apr 28, 2021
- 6 min
ACAN Education helps map staff climate literacy in architecture schools
A climate literacy skills mapping survey has been released to architecture schools across the UK to help plug gaps in education.
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Byron Chan
- Apr 22, 2021
- 4 min
Circular Series: RIBA Stage 5
Our virtual ACAN event Circular Series: RIBA Stage 5 covers preparing disassembly information, reusing salvaged materials and collaboration
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Harriet Thorpe
- Apr 22, 2021
- 6 min
Circular series: RIBA Stage 4
Hear from Dr. Elma Durmisēvić and Nitesh Magdani about applying circular design principles and thinking at RIBA Stage 4
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Byron Chan
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
Circular Series: RIBA Stage 3
Our virtual ACAN event Circular Series: RIBA Stage 3 covers Circular Economy Statements, circular design considerations and metrics
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architectscan
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
ACAN Embodied Carbon Campaign wins ASBP 2021 Award
ACAN’s Embodied Carbon Campaign has won the 2021 Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) Award. Find out more about the award...
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