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#58: Creating a Culture of Sustainable Design with Glenn Howells Architects

Green Urbanist - Sustainable Placemaking, Planning and Urban Design

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The Consequences of Tall Buildings in London

I've seen that increasingly become part of the narrative isn't it, that there are some real positives of tall buildings and high density. The challenge is how people go about living their day to day lives maybe very sustainable for the reasons that we'll refer to but it's also then reconciling that with the construction of tall buildings as well and the built fabric that goes with it. We're starting to see a lot more recycled aggregate and less cement content which has a dramatic improvement on the amount of embodied carbon going to these buildingswe're starting in Tallahabenas.

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