Climate change is fast becoming a key strategic objective for cities. But how can cities transition from aspiration to action and overcome the challenges of achieving net zero? Here are five things we learned during our recent webinar.

Kevin Muldoon-Smith is Senior Lecturer and Paul Greenhalgh is Professor of Real Estate and Regeneration. Both are based at the Department for Architecture and Built Environment, Northumbria University. Martin Haran is Professor of Real Estate and Urban Studies at Ulster University. In the third of this four-part series, we spoke to the experts about the knock-on effects of stranding risk on value.

Kevin Muldoon-Smith is Senior Lecturer and Paul Greenhalgh is Professor of Real Estate and Regeneration. Both are based at the Department for Architecture and Built Environment, Northumbria University. Martin Haran is Professor of Real Estate and Urban Studies at Ulster University. In the second of this four-part series, we spoke to the experts about risk, data availability, and the use of EPCs.

Kevin Muldoon-Smith is Senior Lecturer and Paul Greenhalgh is Professor of Real Estate and Regeneration. Both are based at the Department for Architecture and Built Environment, Northumbria University. Martin Haran is Professor of Real Estate and Urban Studies at Ulster University. In the first of this four-part series, we spoke to the experts about the drivers and possible scale of stranding risk in real estate.

Electric and autonomous vehicles and new concepts such as eVTOL aircrafts will shape the way we plan, design and build the transport infrastructure of tomorrow. How will infrastructure evolve and how will it benefit society

COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of green spaces to mental wellbeing and physical health. Yet easy access to good quality green space is not always equal. How can green spaces be improved for the benefit of everyone?

Our places should be designed to enhance liveability for all. Are we succeeding?

Far from homogenous, Africa is a vast and diverse continent. Though some cities make strikingly outsized economic contributions, African cities are often overlooked en bloc. How can Africa’s urban centres realise their undoubted promise?

To achieve net zero in the built environment, it is essential that embodied carbon is reduced. But as many low carbon materials are still far from widely available, taking consistent action now seems both costly and infeasible. How should we think about lowering embodied carbon in construction, what are the complexities and what strategies exist to reduce it right now?