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Many projects come across the desk at Architecture & Design, and often we are left in awe of the developments that we showcase. The expertise and understanding of these architects and their ability to create something to the desires of their clients and/or stakeholders is something that should never be understated.
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Sustainability is at the very core of everything WoodSolutions does. Here, Eileen Newbury tells us about what that means in practice, what role wood can play in achieving sustainable outcomes in the built environment – and how biophilia fits into the wider sustainability discourse.
Bluescope’s resolute commitment to the environment and its natural resources is similar to that of an architect worthy of taking out the Lifetime Achievement category at the Sustainability Awards. The award is a celebration of those who have looked to remain at the forefront of the built environment, being influential in thought, word and deed in a lengthy career serving the industry.
The Commercial Architecture (Small) category at the Sustainability Awards is something of a mainstay.
The origin story of Sika, a brand that today is a globally renowned leader in specialty chemicals with over 300 factories across the world, goes all the way back to 1910 - and all the way underneath the Swiss Alps. The entrepreneurial founder of the company, Kaspar Winkler, set things in motion by inventing Sika-1 - a quick-setting waterproofing admixture to mortar. The pioneering product was used to waterproof the Gotthard Tunnel, which played a pivotal role in enabling the Swiss railway company to power the crucial connection between Northern and Southern Europe.
Integration is everything. For projects, new and existing, it's about ensuring a building or structure fits seamlessly into its environment. When it comes to the inner workings of said buildings, it’s of extreme importance that the elements and materials of the building are well integrated, and function to the best of their abilities.
Electrolux made their Sustainability Awards Category Sponsor debut in 2021. Returning in 2022, the appliance giant’s core ideals align with the awards, and is looking to enact groundbreaking change throughout all aspects of its business.
The needs of students are unique to each. All learn and perceive in different ways, and the art of retaining information is distinctive to the individual.
Many of the next generation of architects are given the tools throughout their Master’s degree to hit the ground running sustainably. The learning of how to build carbon neutral, how to utilise power and water systems and adaptively reuse elements ultimately helps to ensure the longevity of humanity.
Affordable, versatile, durable and easy to maintain - no wonder concrete is the most consumed substance on the planet, after water. This omnipresent material undeniably has laid solid grounds for modern civilization and its production is expected to grow to 5.5 billion tons by 2050 - particularly as 60% of the built environment that will be around then is yet to be built.
Anton Bourtsev, Director of the innovative porcelain tile brand Kaolin, talks to us about passing the principles of sustainability from one generation to another, the need to improve transparency and awareness in the industry - and his hope that, one day, products that aren’t sustainable will be no more.
There is a perception that any product or material with the word “natural” in front of it, is inherently more healthy, safer - or simply better - than a man-made or synthetic alternative. After all, “natural” means that something is present in, or produced by, nature. But does it mean it’s inherently more sustainable?
