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UK architecture body RIBA declares 'environment and climate emergency'

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

01 July 2019 • 2 min read

Royal Institute for British Architects commits to five-year sustainability action plan in bid to make zero carbon buildings standard practice

The Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA) has declared an "environment and climate emergency" as it committed to developing a five-year action plan to support the creation of a zero carbon built...

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