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Governments Get The Advice They Pay For

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Doug King
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Policy makers need to understand emerging technologies and innovations that will disrupt the current paradigms. Yet it seems to me that the people that they consult are generally those with vested interests in maintaining the status quo. Continue reading →

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Sustainable Hypocrisy

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Doug King
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If retailers want us to believe that they are sustainable then they should start addressing the root cause of problems not greenwashing them with irrelevant technology. Continue reading →

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Objecting to IKEA

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Doug King
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The Sainsbury’s store in Greenwich, which I worked on with Paul Hinkin of Black Architecture in the late 1990s is set to be demolished to make way for a big blue IKEA box, despite its being regarded as the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Building, Politics | 7 Replies

What I Learned This Week

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Doug King
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Any challenge to the sacred cows of construction is seen as an affront and not an opportunity to learn and improve. I find this emerging ideology very worrying for the future of our industry. Continue reading →

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Sustainable Development or Emperor’s New Clothes?

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Doug King
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Many readers of this blog will be aware that, in the late 1990s, I was involved in designing the flagship Sainsburys store at Bugsby Way in Greenwich, an exemplar of sustainable design. The store was the Channel 4 People’s choice … Continue reading →

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