1st Edition

Materials An environmental primer

Edited By Hattie Hartman, Joe Jack Williams Copyright 2024
208 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

208 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

The environmental impacts of construction are momentous. How can architects minimise these by making responsible material choices? Material choices have a global impact. The design and construction industry are responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions in the world. Despite the great desire among architects to address this, it can be difficult to compare materials directly, let alone understand... Read more

Introduction Primer Materials A-Z Aluminium Bamboo Brick Concrete Copper Cork Earth Glass Hemp Insulation Mycelium Plastics Steel Stone Straw Timber Zinc The Future of Materials Conclusion Appendices References Index Image Credits

Biography

Author and architect Hattie Hartman is sustainability editor at the Architects’ Journal. An enthusiastic champion of sustainable design, Hattie welcomes every opportunity to engage with practitioners in the UK and abroad who are leading the way. Hattie hosts the A J’s Climate Champions podcast and is a co-author of Energy People Buildings, RIBA Publishing 2021. She participates widely in industry juries, chairs events and lectures on design for climate emergency.

Joe Jack Williams is an Associate and researcher at FCBStudios and, alongside Ian Taylor, leads environmental research for the practice, identifying, developing and enabling research across sectors and projects. He is a Certified Passivhaus Consultant. He has taught at a number of universities in the UK, including Oxford Brookes, UCL, UWE, University of Bath, and London Met, and is part of core research groups within Architects Declare, CIBSE and LETI.