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Just over a week until the ACAN Summer Picnics! Have you signed up for the one nearest to you yet? ☀️🌿📆 Thursday 11th Ju...
03/06/2026

Just over a week until the ACAN Summer Picnics! Have you signed up for the one nearest to you yet? ☀️🌿

📆 Thursday 11th June
📍 See locations in image

Looking to meet like-minded people in your local area? Want to connect with fellow ACANers and grow your community? Join us this June across the UK and internationally for a series of local summer picnics ☀️

Whether you’ve been involved with ACAN for years, recently joined, or are simply curious about meaningful climate action within the built environment- you’re warmly invited.

Bring friends, colleagues and studio mates & come spend time with others working towards decarbonisation, ecological regeneration and cultural transformation 🌱

🔗 Register to attend your local event via the link in the comments below

We can’t wait to see you there - comment to let us know which picnic you’ll be coming to 💚

🌿☀️ ACAN Summer Picnic ☀️🌿Wednesday 11th June | Multiple locationsLooking to meet like-minded people in your local area?...
27/05/2026

🌿☀️ ACAN Summer Picnic ☀️🌿
Wednesday 11th June | Multiple locations

Looking to meet like-minded people in your local area? Want to connect with fellow ACANers and grow your community? Join us this June across the UK and internationally for a series of local summer picnics ☀️

Whether you’ve been involved with ACAN for years, recently joined, or are simply curious about meaningful climate action within the built environment- you’re warmly invited.

Bring friends, colleagues and studio mates & come spend time with others working towards decarbonisation, ecological regeneration and cultural transformation 🌱

📍Locations include:
- London: Shoreditch Park, Regents Park, Brockwell Park & Bushy Park
- Leeds
- Manchester
- Oslo

🔗 Register to attend your local event via link in the comments below

We can’t wait to see you there 💚

‼️UK Architects Declare + ACAN! UK PRIBA Election Hustings⏰6-8pm, Tuesday 2nd June📍Online or in-person at Allford Hall M...
27/05/2026

‼️UK Architects Declare + ACAN! UK PRIBA Election Hustings

⏰6-8pm, Tuesday 2nd June
📍Online or in-person at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, London
🔗 Register via link in comments

Join us as candidates debate architecture and the climate emergency in our 2026 RIBA President election hustings, hosted by UK Architects Declare + ACAN! UK

All four candidates for the role of President of the RIBA will be joining us at AHMM to debate the relationship of architecture as a profession and discipline to the climate and biodiversity emergency.

We will invite each candidate to include their response to AD & ACAN's statement:

"We believe that the President of the RIBA must intervene to maximise architects' agency for positive change on the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, and demonstrate where government, institutions and industry can lead on systems change towards fully regenerative solutions. All candidates are invited to set out how their presidency would address UK Architects Declare's principles and ACAN!'s overarching aims."

This is your chance to hear from them and ask questions.

🔗Join us in person or online- register via the link in the comments below

📢 Only a few days left to get in your student ambassador applications! We are looking for three to five built environmen...
22/05/2026

📢 Only a few days left to get in your student ambassador applications!

We are looking for three to five built environment students, recent graduates or Part I / Part II Architectural Assistants to join our 2026 volunteer team of ACAN Student Ambassadors!

Be part of a team that represents ACAN and empowers students across the UK and beyond to be more climate literate and act to change their education!

Your role will include:
- Connecting with students and educators at universities and sharing ACAN’s resources and mission
- Supporting student groups to form student climate action chapters at their universities
- Organising events and workshops over the year in collaboration with ACAN’s wider network, including our StuCAN Festival
- Helping to shape ACAN’s approach towards engaging with students in architectural education
- Harnessing your interests in regenerative architecture and climate literacy to inspire future built environment professionals to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises

🗓️Duration: 1 year (with potential to continue)
⏰Time commitment - average 4 hours per week, may increase in the run up to major events such as the StuCAN Festival

Deadline to apply: 4PM Monday 25th May 2026

To find out more about the role and fill out an application, click the links below:

Google Form Link:
https://forms.gle/L4mFdVutkfLdKcvi6

FAQ Document Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19TfHw4M9yRDQKQpytd1wohZmLZidXmgU1K6_AGtt46Q/edit?usp=sharing

Questions? Email [email protected] or message on Instagram!

Only 2 days to go ‼️ Don’t forget to register for our upcoming technical webinar on ventilation and air quality!Poor ven...
19/05/2026

Only 2 days to go ‼️ Don’t forget to register for our upcoming technical webinar on ventilation and air quality!

Poor ventilation is one of the most overlooked drivers of unhealthy buildings, and one of the most consequential factors in energy use and carbon emissions. This session makes the case for why air quality deserves serious attention: as a health issue, a regulatory consideration, and a worthwhile investment of time and budget.

From that foundation, the session moves into the core principles of how ventilation works, surveying the main system types and offering honest comparisons of alternative approaches. Rather than treating systems as equivalent choices, the session explores what each achieves in practice, including where they excel and where they fall short.

The design perspective then takes centre stage, covering the practical challenges of integrating ventilation into buildings, from early-stage coordination through to construction. This includes managing the tension between fresh air delivery and heat loss, understanding what different approaches mean for energy and carbon targets, and interpreting efficiency metrics in context.

The session closes by shifting focus to outcomes: how to define what good performance looks like for a given system, how to assess whether it is being delivered in use, and what the evidence says regarding the “when, what, and why” of different ventilation strategies.

Register now via the link in the comments below!

‼️ Don't forget to register for our upcoming technical webinar on ventilation and air quality!Poor ventilation is one of...
18/05/2026

‼️ Don't forget to register for our upcoming technical webinar on ventilation and air quality!

Poor ventilation is one of the most overlooked drivers of unhealthy buildings, and one of the most consequential factors in energy use and carbon emissions. This session makes the case for why air quality deserves serious attention: as a health issue, a regulatory consideration, and a worthwhile investment of time and budget.

From that foundation, the session moves into the core principles of how ventilation works, surveying the main system types and offering honest comparisons of alternative approaches. Rather than treating systems as equivalent choices, the session explores what each achieves in practice, including where they excel and where they fall short.

The design perspective then takes centre stage, covering the practical challenges of integrating ventilation into buildings, from early-stage coordination through to construction. This includes managing the tension between fresh air delivery and heat loss, understanding what different approaches mean for energy and carbon targets, and interpreting efficiency metrics in context.

The session closes by shifting focus to outcomes: how to define what good performance looks like for a given system, how to assess whether it is being delivered in use, and what the evidence says regarding the "when, what, and why" of different ventilation strategies.

Register now via the link in the comments below

17/05/2026

Taking a look back on Tuesday at Futurebuild!

In the morning, the spotlight was on circular economy, starting with a mapping exercise from our Circular Economy group, a talk on reuse infrastructure, and a hands-on workshop exploring reclaimed materials.

At lunch, we held a round table for our new campaign, Less Carbon, More Truth!, which launched across the week at Futurebuild. Keep an eye out for how to get involved in the campaign over the coming months.

A debate on the built environment sector kicked off the afternoon, followed by a networking session introducing Construction Collage and the launch of our new Passivhaus thematic workgroup

What was your Tuesday highlight? Let us know in the comments below

📸 Anzir Boodoo

🌍 On Earth Day the ACAN Circular Economy Taskforce hosted a packed and energising discussion on The Business Case for Ci...
10/05/2026

🌍 On Earth Day the ACAN Circular Economy Taskforce hosted a packed and energising discussion on The Business Case for Circular Construction at White Arkitekter’s London studio.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us.

The panel featured experts across the material reuse value chain, covering design, manufacturing, storage and logistics, policy, project management, fit-out and deconstruction:

- Christian Dimbleby, Head of Sustainability UK at White Arkitekter and member of the ACAN Circular Economy taskgroup
- Talia Berriman, Head of Green Economy, London Borough of Newham
- Charnett Chau, Life Cycle Services Lead, Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland
- Joel De Mowbray, Director, Yes Make and Tipping Point East
- Oscar Leigh-Hales, Sustainability Advisor, ODGroup
- Patrick Watson, Partner, 3pm Project Management

Chaired by Christian Dimbleby, the session questioned: how do we make circular construction stack up commercially - and communicate that clearly to decision-makers?

Three initial take-aways from the evening:
1. Reuse strategies need clear articulation
2. Logistics and services are key to optimising benefits
3. Policy incentives support the social and business case

Many thanks to the speakers, attendees, and event support for an inspiring evening🙌

Join us for an in person bookclub special at Futurebuild 2026!In line with Futurebuild’s theme of connection, ACAN Clima...
10/05/2026

Join us for an in person bookclub special at Futurebuild 2026!

In line with Futurebuild’s theme of connection, ACAN Climate Literacy Bookclub is moving offline for an in person session to discuss ‘How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveller’s Guide to Changing the World by Rob Hopkins’

We’re only 4 years from 2030, the year set out in the Paris Climate Agreement for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. We know achieving this seems increasingly impossible. What we need now more than ever is hope, optimism, and radical collective imagination.

📍Come join us at the ExCel London, Stand H25 to meet and discuss with fellow climate time travellers.

📚 Book swap! As a bonus, please bring a climate themed book with you to swap with another member of the session.

There will be no online capacity with this event

Register via the link in the comments below🔗

Studies show the UK’s 28.6 million homes are among the least energy efficient in Europe and lose heat up to three times ...
08/05/2026

Studies show the UK’s 28.6 million homes are among the least energy efficient in Europe and lose heat up to three times faster than on the continent, making people poorer and colder.

We need to act now. Come see us at Futurebuild next week for the launch of our new campaign and find out how you can help take action ✊



Source: Imperial College London, Decarbonising Buildings: Insights from across Europe, 2022

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