It's election time again – politicians promising to make the world better for all, grabbing headlines and publishing manifestos. There are some clear manifesto policies that I see as a minimum for any party serious about responding to the climate emergency, to drive change in...
This week I attended the ‘Tenements Today, Tenements Tomorrow’ conference at The Lighthouse, organised by Scottish Civic Trust, Built Environment Forum Scotland and Under One Roof to highlight the growing crisis in tenement maintenance and the work of the Scottish Parliament Working Group on Tenement...
As part of the #JGADeclares series, this week former staff member, recent graduate and collaborator Scott McAulay offers his view on language and climate change. You can follow Scott on Twitter and see his talk at the upcoming RIAS Conference. This year the Guardian’s editor-in-chief sent...
Beauty Kitchen - Sustainable Beauty, Sustainable Client. The impact that the beauty industry has on our planet can be extremely detrimental especially when it comes to waste management. There is an exception to the rule however, paving the way in the standards of reusable, sustainable products....
As part of #JGADeclares each member of staff is writing a blog on their response to the climate emergency. This weeks article is by practice founder, John: Do you remember ‘Scottish Homes’, which morphed into ‘Communities Scotland’ and then got taken over by Scottish Government? It...
As part of #JGADeclares each member of staff is writing a blog on their response to the climate emergency. This week, Senior Project Architect Gillies: There’s little doubt in my mind that the world is in the grips of a climate emergency. We all need...
The Architects Declare Initiative is an acknowledgement of a climate change and biodiversity loss emergency and a clarion call to the profession to work harder to fight climate change and biodiversity loss. It recognises that the technology exists to achieve this and that all is...