Design flexibly to ensure your project is built to last

By Peter Rogers 2021-10-22T05:53:00

Demolishing buildings that have been up for 20 years is the biggest waste of resources

Zero carbon is not achievable at the moment and we are distorting what we are doing for it. Zero carbon is being achieved by off-setting, which is a cop-out.

It is the law of unintended consequences: like bonuses, targets distort. People will work to get the bonus, even if they have to cheat.

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