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Not only have Adnams Brewers in Suffolk built their distribution centre from hempcrete, but their other sustainability work is impressively broad ranging. I interviewed employee Ben Orchard, winner of the 2018 EDIE Sustainability Manager of the Year award. This accolade is just one milestone in the history of a company thatRead More →
The UK is in the middle of a major housing crisis. Meanwhile, there are millions of unused shipping containers in the world. I went to meet Iain Clark, of London housing cooperative the Yellow Brick Road, to see how recycled shipping container homes might help. According to the homelessRead More →
On a cold December Monday in East London, between bouts of snow, I visited a fascinating new project: the creation of an off-grid residential community and environmental activism hub, aboard 1926 Dutch barge the Vriendschap. Much as the pun doesn’t directly work in Dutch – ‘schap’ means shelf – appropriatelyRead More →