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Author Archives: David Thorpe

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Posted inHousing

Skills shortage threatens UK eco-retrofit boom

by David Thorpe 15 August 202215 August 2022
Posted inRating tools

First NABERS office verified in UK

by David Thorpe 27 July 202227 July 2022
Posted inMaterials

Why measuring whole life carbon emissions from buildings is key to a net zero future

by David Thorpe 11 July 202211 July 2022
Posted inBuilding

Keeping cool in the tropics without air conditioning

by David Thorpe 5 July 20225 July 2022
Posted inArts and Letters

“I wish we were on a path that will not require climate engineering, but that’s not the case” – an unflinching view of the hard reality

by David Thorpe 24 June 202227 June 2022
Posted inBuilding

“Passive house masterpiece” training centre a first for Germany

by David Thorpe 17 June 202217 June 2022
Posted inClimate Change

A personal story about climate anxiety and illness from our UK writer David Thorpe

by David Thorpe 24 August 202124 August 2021
Posted inClimate Change

Don’t follow leaders

by David Thorpe 23 August 202123 August 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Another big global trend on the way: capped embodied carbon

by David Thorpe 27 July 202127 July 2021
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Europe’s new climate plan: fit for purpose?

by David Thorpe 22 July 202122 July 2021
Posted inMaterials

How to make net-zero work in the concrete industry

by David Thorpe 20 July 202120 July 2021
Posted inSpinifex

Rumble in the UK; air source heat pumps versus eco-retrofit!

by David Thorpe 14 July 202114 July 2021
Posted inSpinifex

Embodied carbon: the elephant in the net zero room (or buildings)

by David Thorpe 7 July 20217 July 2021
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

European bank lays out proven global strategies to make cities greener

by David Thorpe 29 June 202129 June 2021
Posted inEnvironment

Call to halt sale of synthetic refrigerants

by David Thorpe 10 June 202110 June 2021
Posted inEnvironment

UN calls for widespread land rehabilitation to avoid environmental, economic crisis

by David Thorpe 7 June 20217 June 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

How about we stop knocking things down?

by David Thorpe 2 June 20213 June 2021
Posted inClimate Change

What’s the truth about carbon capture and storage?

by David Thorpe 31 May 202131 May 2021
Rubbish dump in Nicaragua. Photo by Hermes Rivera
Posted inSpinifex

The global waste trade has created “sacrifice zones” for health and the environment

by David Thorpe 18 May 202115 June 2021
Photo by Tadeusz Lakota
Posted inEnvironment

How to develop the urban forest

by David Thorpe 12 May 202110 June 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Printed homes are set to transform the construction industry

by David Thorpe 5 May 20215 May 2021
Posted inArchitecture

New European Bauhaus conference: Beauty must be redefined to meet the climate and nature emergencies

by David Thorpe 29 April 202130 April 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Olympic Games are getting less, not more, sustainable

by David Thorpe 21 April 202121 April 2021
Posted inConstruction & Development

Passivhaus gains traction in the UK despite one niggling problem

by David Thorpe 14 April 202120 April 2021
Posted inBusiness & Politics

The end of market neutrality for central banks? All eyes on the invisible hand of capitalism as climate change threatens

by David Thorpe 30 March 202131 March 2021
building site on old rotten building
Posted inConstruction & Development

Improving rate of buildings eco-refurb “crucial in attaining net zero”

by David Thorpe 25 March 202129 March 2021
Posted inBusiness

Net zero in UK “impossible unless urgent action taken on energy efficiency”

by David Thorpe 23 March 202114 April 2021
Posted inEnvironment

To avoid future pandemics, reverse the destruction of ecosystems

by David Thorpe 23 March 202123 March 2021
Posted inWaste and recycling

Carbon capture from waste-to-energy plants “crucial for reaching net zero”

by David Thorpe 16 March 202116 March 2021
Man and woman organizing abstract geometric shapes. Pair of people holding round pie chart. Cute funny boy, girl and circular diagram. Colorful vector illustration in modern flat cartoon style
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Circular economy: one company’s journey

by David Thorpe 11 March 2021

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