Max Fordham Blog

The London Boroughs 2020 – Viewpoint on Net Zero Carbon

As Sustainability Leader at Max Fordham, I recently contributed to 'The London Boroughs 2020', a publication by New London Architecture. The…

Lightening our Environmental Load

Over the last year all five of our offices in London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Bristol and Manchester have been aiming high in our attempts to lower…

Plastic Free July

More and more people are coming to realise the uncomfortable truths about disposable plastics. They don't magically disappear when you dispose…

If a Tree Falls in the Forest

There's a curious paradox between the ambitions of sustainable design and those of good building acoustics. Many of the design features, both…

Architecture. Meet Beautiful Engineering

Earlier this year, architect Ken Shuttleworth stood in front of a group of engineers at the CIBSE Awards dinner and branded members of his own…

The Future of Sustainable Housing

Imagine a home designed with consumer comfort and sustainability held in equal measure. How do we deliver these values and still ensure affordability?…

What Are the Limits?

Provocative, alternative, inflammatory, thought-provoking. If you’ve never met Alastair Donald before, it’s likely you've never heard such unconventional…

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