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The C word: Did no-one tell Labour that a “radical plan” to build loads of new homes is bad for the climate?

The C word: Did no-one tell Labour that a “radical plan” to build loads of new homes is bad for the climate?

Industry fears that in the push for growth in housing numbers, the government is turning a blind eye to carbon – and quality. James Wilmore reports
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund is “useful blueprint” to boost employment, study finds

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund is “useful blueprint” to boost employment, study finds

New Labour’s early 2000s investment in employment advice, training and support for self-employment resulted in a statistically significant increase in employment and decrease in out-of-work benefits claimants
Co-design and community engagement must be trauma informed

Co-design and community engagement must be trauma informed

A trauma-informed approach respects the emotional and psychological needs of the people you are consulting, creating an inclusive, empowering process from start to end. It can make all the difference, writes Katherine Lawrence
Are you counting the carbon of your professional advice?

Are you counting the carbon of your professional advice?

Serviced emissions are the most significant climate impact of any architect, lawyer or PR company. It’s time to add it up, writes Christine Murray
The Pineapples awards 2025: New partners announced as entry deadline nears

The Pineapples awards 2025: New partners announced as entry deadline nears

New judges, categories and sponsors have been announced for the 2025 awards with just three weeks to go until the entry deadline, Kimberley France reports
Climate Resilience 2024: Speakers Announced

Climate Resilience 2024: Speakers Announced

The line up for this year’s Festival of Place: Climate Resilience will be sharing research and case studies on how to transform and design places that will be prepared for unpredictable weather events in the future.
World’s most influential property and architecture companies failing on climate

World’s most influential property and architecture companies failing on climate

Stantec, Transport for London and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield rank highly in new global Urban Benchmark that shames the industry for its lack of transparency, emissions data and science-based CO2 targets 

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Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

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Permitted development homes “uninhabitable” for the future

Permitted development homes “uninhabitable” for the future

Zurich UK warns that office-to-residential conversions are creating subpar housing at risk of overheating
Do not excavate: The industry must reconsider its approach to soil

Do not excavate: The industry must reconsider its approach to soil

Soil is the construction industry’s biggest carbon sink and underpins all biodiversity – we need to take better care of it, writes Dan Matthews
Seeing is believing: We can build better homes

Seeing is believing: We can build better homes

The TCPA has always been clear that with good planning policy in place enlightened developers, across all tenures, are fully capable of building high quality, healthy and affordable homes, writes Dr Rosalie Callway
“Prosperity does not spillover” from regeneration sites to wider neighbourhood

“Prosperity does not spillover” from regeneration sites to wider neighbourhood

At face value, developments deliver prosperity, but there are stark differences between people living on and nearby sites, industry-backed report reveals
Healthy Homes award announced in association with TCPA at The Pineapples

Healthy Homes award announced in association with TCPA at The Pineapples

New Healthy Homes award will recognise recently completed housing schemes that promote the health of residents and citizens and will be judged according to the TCPA’s 12 Healthy Homes Principles as part of The Pineapples awards for place
Passivhaus social housing: “They don't have to choose between heating and eating”

Passivhaus social housing: “They don't have to choose between heating and eating”

The health and economic benefits of Passivhaus make it worth the increase in quality control and investment, experts say, while cost of building the standard has decreased significantly, writes Kimberley France

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Who is it for? The fight for the soul of Coal Drops Yard

Who is it for? The fight for the soul of Coal Drops Yard

It speaks to the success of King’s Cross that its residents are arguing over the "feel" of its future, writes Christine Murray. But is this upset really what it seems?
“The healthiest places have spontaneous play engrained in their public spaces”

“The healthiest places have spontaneous play engrained in their public spaces”

Inspired by one too many episodes of Race Across the World, Josh Dickerson takes a whirlwind tour of play spaces across Europe and finds open-ended, non-structured play spaces in lieu of fenced-off playgrounds
"There's a real outdoor community. Everyone joins up and plays"

"There's a real outdoor community. Everyone joins up and plays"

"White Flats" is a powerful short film on how the design of a housing estate can create community and encourage independence and child’s play
“Prosperity does not spillover” from regeneration sites to wider neighbourhood

“Prosperity does not spillover” from regeneration sites to wider neighbourhood

At face value, developments deliver prosperity, but there are stark differences between people living on and nearby sites, industry-backed report reveals
Permitted development homes “uninhabitable” for the future

Permitted development homes “uninhabitable” for the future

Zurich UK warns that office-to-residential conversions are creating subpar housing at risk of overheating

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