Richard Lorch

"Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate" Pleased to see the Guardian article on a novel research paper in @BuildingsCities: doi.org/10.5334/bc.671 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Today, I joined 500+ researchers from 70 countries in calling on world leaders to create an International Panel on Inequality modelled after the IPCC— as recommended by the G20 Committee on Inequality led by @JosephEStiglitz. Help us spread the call. 🔗wid.world/news-article/5…

New paper! Developing criteria for effective building-sector commitments in nationally determined contributions This study addresses the need for a consensus-driven framework to define and assess effective building sector commitments in NDCs. buff.ly/e73OJ4H

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: MMC and the Future of Housing Special issue of Buildings & Cities Abstracts due 14.11.25 This SI examines the claims, processes, dynamics, outcomes associated w MMC for housing. Full details: buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pape… #MMC #housing #offsite

📷 Calling all built environment PhD students: 2025 VIDEO CHALLENGE You are invited to create a 2-minute video that tells the world about the significance of your research. The theme is “WHY IT MATTERS” DEADLINE: 14.10.2025 noon GMT. #PhD #doctoral buildingsandcities.org/video-challeng…

New commentary! Lessons from Disaster Recovery: Build Better Before Rethinking the building code means including performance objectives to limit damage and increase redundancy. buff.ly/78nnJmu

Calling all built environment PhD students: Enter the "2025 Video Challenge". Create a 2-minute video to tell the world about the significance of your PhD research. Kudos, recognition, cash prizes. buildingsandcities.org/video-challeng… @BuildingsCities

Understanding Urban Climate Interactions RESEARCH PATHWAY: personal reflections on a career in research Geographer and climatologist Gerald Mills (University College Dublin) reflects on a long research career investigating urban climate. buff.ly/0nTf3vc

New commentary! Self-Organised Knowledge Space as a Living Lab How can a self-organised initiative in an informal settlement foster community engagement and confront social issues? buff.ly/oYiHU8o

New commentary! Climate Mitigation & Carbon Budgets: Research Challenges Thomas Lützkendorf explains how the research community has helped to change the climate change policy landscape for the construction and real estate sectors. buff.ly/OiPnTc1

Is gentrification a crime? Ian Cooper argues that greater protection needs to be provided to built environment and to the people who live there to avoid their displacement. Important commentary in @BuildingsCities buildingsandcities.org/insights/comme…

New Commentary! Reframing Sustainable Construction Why a new approach to sustainable development is needed. Alice Moncaster (University of the West of England) reflects on the lack of progress in sustainable development over several decades. buff.ly/4il9ph1

News! Buildings & Cities is pleased to announce that in 2024 our peer reviewed articles were viewed and downloaded 523,612 times from the journal's website. We hope you will all continue to support us and enjoy reading our 2025 volume buff.ly/Vu6wnbQ

New CFP: "Climate Change Risk and Decision-Making" Special issue of @BuildingsCities How should we respond to the increasing risks resulting from climate change? Who owns those risks & responsibilities? Abstracts due: 9 June 2025 Full details: buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pape…

Increasing vegetation and green & blue spaces in cities can support both mitigation & adaptation, while enhancing biodiversity & ecological health. @MPedersenZari explains why nature-based solutions #NbS must be a vital part of urban planning & design bit.ly/4iX6Cvz

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Our latest #research shows that #visual-ethnography can uncover the lived experiences of local communities as a source of societal data on not only climate stressors but also a climate solutions imagery that contains positive adaptation stories. Follow: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/journ…

New Commentary! Artificial Intelligence and Decarbonisation How building research can harness AI for mass decarbonisation Jenn McArthur reflects on how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming building decarbonisation research. buff.ly/4kh6esF

Special issue! Health Inequalities and Indoor Environments There is compelling evidence that aspects of indoor environments can adversely affect health, but the role of indoor environments in health inequalities is less understood. buff.ly/4fKv6Xh

Calls for Papers！The Complexity of Disaster Reconstruction Guest Editor: Paolo Tombesi (EPFL) Deadline for abstracts: 24 MARCH 2025 (noon GMT) buff.ly/3WVyDKC