Architects Declare

We're now part of Architects Declare, a network of architectural practices committed to addressing the climate and biodiversity emergency.  We are committed to addressing these dual challenges and are working to the Architects Declare pledges to:

• Raise awareness of the climate and biodiversity emergencies and the urgent need for action amongst our clients and supply chains.

• Advocate for faster change in our industry towards regenerative design practices and a higher Governmental funding priority to support this.

• Establish climate and biodiversity mitigation principles as the key measure of our industry’s success: demonstrated through awards, prizes and listings.

• Share knowledge and research to that end on an open source basis.

• Evaluate all new projects against the aspiration to contribute positively to mitigating climate breakdown, and encourage our clients to adopt this approach.

• Upgrade existing buildings for extended use as a more carbon efficient alternative to demolition and new build whenever there is a viable choice.

• Include life cycle costing, whole life carbon modelling and post occupancy evaluation as part of our basic scope of work, to reduce both embodied and operational resource use.

• Adopt more regenerative design principles in our studios, with the aim of designing architecture and urbanism that goes beyond the standard of net zero carbon in use.

• Collaborate with engineers, contractors and clients to further reduce construction waste.

• Accelerate the shift to low embodied carbon materials in all our work.

• Minimise wasteful use of resources in architecture and urban planning, both in quantum and in detail.

See more about Architects Declare here.