Articles by Smith Mordak

The way we build must fundamentally shift to harmonise with tree and carbon cycles in order to realise the Timber Revolution, writes Smith Mordak. There’s an argument that’s often trotted out against building with timber: there isn’t enough of it. The fear is that if we built everything out of wood there wouldn’t be a

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The COP27 conference was made a miserable affair by its dreadful architecture as much as the disheartening tenor of the discussions and debates, writes Smith Mordak. No! I don’t want to read another opinion piece on how COP27 was a disappointment and “we must” do better. I know. We all know. Attending COP27 was a

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Following a record-breaking heatwave in the UK and western Europe with climate change meaning that sweltering temperatures are likely to become more common, Smith Mordak outlines 10 ways to design buildings that remain cool in hot weather. Want to design cool architecture? Of course you do! Follow these principles and you too can be a

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A transition to sustainable jobs will not be a silver bullet to solve the global climate crisis, writes Smith Mordak. In this late-pandemic world in the grips of a climate emergency, green jobs are as hot as a south-facing solar panel on a summer’s afternoon. A peruse of LinkedIn will tell you that I’m not the

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