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Caruso St John wins contest for Brutalist retrofit in Brussels
Caruso St John Architects has won an international competition to transform a 1970s Brutalist office block in Brussels
RetroFirst
RetroFirst is an AJ campaign to prioritise retrofit over demolition and rebuild. Hundreds of architecture practices, organisations and individuals have declared their support for our campaign
AJ’s RetroFirst campaign now backed by more than 100 practices
The AJ’s Retrofirst campaign now boasts 129 signatories, with John McAslan + Partners, Piercy & Co and ShedKM among the latest backers
Everybody needs good NABERS: How Australia leads way in assessing buildings’ energy use
Our method of assessing buildings’ energy efficiency can often be inaccurate and misleading. Would we do better by adopting the NABERS scheme used in Australia? asks Adam Branson
tp bennett delivers ultra-green retrofit office in Manchester
The BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ building for developer FORE reuses the frame of a 1970s building previously slated for demolition
Eight things you need to know about concrete
Fran Williams summarises the key points about making concrete more sustainable
Big names back retrofit projects finance initiative
A new body for financing retrofit projects has been put together, with Engie and Legal & General (L&G) among its members
WAF 2019: Retrofit scheme named World Building of the Year
Dutch conversion of locomotive hangar into a public library is the first retrofit to win the top prize at the World Architecture Festival
Carmody Groarke wins contest to retrofit and extend Bavarian church
Carmody Groarke has won a competition to develop a new campus for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, close to the historic city centre of Nuremberg
Slash VAT on home improvements to unleash ‘£1 billion green revolution’
More than 20 major construction and property industry bodies have urged party leaders to slash VAT on home improvements and kickstart a ‘£1 billion green revolution’
Fit for retrofit: Three crucial questions architects should ask their engineer
AKT II director Paul Hutter outlines three questions architects should ask structural engineers before tackling a retrofit