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DOING IT RIGHT - SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LAB

As a specialist lab dedicated to architecture and the built environment, the Fabrication Lab has a special role to play in building a more sustainable future. We are working towards all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, but have a special interest in several, and especially working towards the mitigation of climate change. As is well known, the built environment accounts for roughly half of all global emissions of greenhouse gases. It is also a major user of materials and natural resources. Our work in the Lab focuses on teaching, research and knowledge exchange. A focus on sustainability informs our activities in all three areas. We take seriously the responsibility of educating the next generation of designers and built environment professionals. We likewise take seriously the potential contribution of our research, and our role in sharing the knowledge we produce with others. At the same time we balance the materials and energy used in achieving our goals.

FAST FACTS

All Lab packaging is made out of biodegradable polymers.

 

 

 

We teach students the importance of using material smartly by nesting the cuts on sheets.

88% of the material that sell and use comes with green labels and certificates, such as FSC.

 

 

We have Reuse Stations across the Lab with scrap materials that can be (re)used for free.

 

Materials used in our Essentials courses are always as little as possible.

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WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON NEXT

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030.

USEFUL LINKS

DESIGN GUIDES

Climate Emergency Design Guide
https://www.leti.london/cedg/

RIBA Sustainable Outcomes Guide
Sustainable Development Goals
EU Sustainability Guide
Passivehouse

SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS

ICE Embodied Carbon Database
Cradle to Cradle
Living Building Challenge

CLIMATE ACTION GROUPS

Zero Carbon Britain
Architects Climate Action Network
Change for Good Westminster
Extinction Rebellion

MATERIALS RESOURCES

Healthy Materials Lab
Materials Pyramid
Experimental Natural Materials
Buildings as Material Banks

MISC

Building Sustainability Podcast
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