The UK home decarbonisation debate: Heat pumps versus hydrogen
What should replace gas boilers and who should pay?
How is London’s tech boom shaping the city?
London's tech sector is enjoying an unprecedented investment boom. Research suggests this may exacerbate income inequality.
How design can help us connect to local green spaces
We’re out of lockdown (for now), but what does that mean for the local green spaces that were our saving grace during the pandemic?
Will redeveloping the Old Truman Brewery change London’s Shoreditch forever?
Brick Lane has so far resisted gentrification, but a new scheme has just been given the go-ahead.
How the race to get into leading schools is affecting pupils and parents in the UK
The race to get into leading secondary schools puts pupils and parents under intense pressure.
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What needs to be done to stop underground station deluges
Subway stations in New York were inundated with water following heavy rain on 1 September 2021. But the Big Apple isn’t alone – over the past year we have seen similar images in other major cities, including London and Zhengzhou.
A concrete opportunity: Is it time to switch from the construction staple?
With self-healing concrete expected to become a more integral part of urban construction schemes, this much-maligned material could have a positive future.
Mayor Ben Houchen and the “Houchenist” manifesto
The mayor of Tees Valley in the UK is implementing a new kind of Tory agenda that mirrors global economic shifts.
Solutions to the UK housing shortage must go beyond identikit suburban new builds
There needn’t be any contradiction between the preservation of beauty and the necessity to provide housing.
How we build can change how we think about city life
With the housing crisis showing no signs of abating, a new generation of architects is working to design beautiful, inventive houses that fit handsomely into existing neighbourhoods.
Is TfL proof that public transport should be run by government?
The success of London's combination of private franchises and tight public management may soon be imitated nationwide.
By the seaside: Why living on the coast is linked to poor health
The precarious economies of many traditional seaside towns have declined still further since the 1970s when an explosion of cheap holiday flights and package tours to Spain and Greece took away swathes of their summer trade.
Electric cars in the UK: Powering ahead, or lagging behind?
The UK is meant to go fully emissions-free by 2035, but much of the infrastructure for electric vehicles is yet to come.
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