Concrete as well as timber will be required to address the twin challenges of averting climate disaster and building the infrastructure the world needs, writes Philip Oldfield as part of our Timber Revolution series. There is a paradox in our desire for a low-carbon built environment. On the one hand, we know buildings are responsible
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Despite growing concerns about the carbon emissions associated with their construction and operation, skyscrapers continue to spring up around the globe. Here, Philip Oldfield sets out seven ways to design tall buildings that are more sustainable. Is there such a thing as a low-carbon tall building? Or are skyscrapers inherently unsustainable, the SUV of the
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Although adding trees to buildings can have real value, at Thomas Heatherwick’s recently opened 1,000 Trees, the carbon costs outweigh the environmental benefit, says Philip Oldfield. Almost a decade ago, journalist and researcher Tim De Chant published a piece entitled Can we please stop drawing trees on top of skyscrapers? It quickly went viral. In
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