Sustainable housing provision through vertical extension - a thread 🧵
The housing crisis means that 1 in 200 people in England are now homeless, with more than 90% of these living in temporary accommodation. Poor historic housing provision and failure to meet targets has also meant that the average cost of a first time home in the UK is now ~£200k.
The housing crisis means that 1 in 200 people in England are now homeless, with more than 90% of these living in temporary accommodation. Poor historic housing provision and failure to meet targets has also meant that the average cost of a first time home in the UK is now ~£200k.
The housing crisis means that 1 in 200 people in England are now homeless, with more than 90% of these living in temporary accommodation. Poor historic housing provision and failure to meet targets has also meant that the average cost of a first time home in the UK is now ~£200k.
The housing crisis means that 1 in 200 people in England are now homeless, with more than 90% of these living in temporary accommodation. Poor historic housing provision and failure to meet targets has also meant that the average cost of a first time home in the UK is now ~£200k.
The housing crisis means that 1 in 200 people in England are now homeless, with more than 90% of these living in temporary accommodation. Poor historic housing provision and failure to meet targets has also meant that the average cost of a first time home in the UK is now ~£200k.
As buildings are responsible for ~40% of global carbon emissions, with the construction sector contributing also 62% of the UK's waste, it is clear that future housing provision *must* be more sustainable if we are to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
As buildings are responsible for ~40% of global carbon emissions, with the construction sector contributing also 62% of the UK's waste, it is clear that future housing provision *must* be more sustainable if we are to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
As buildings are responsible for ~40% of global carbon emissions, with the construction sector contributing also 62% of the UK's waste, it is clear that future housing provision *must* be more sustainable if we are to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
One way that we can work towards this is through the vertical extension of our existing buildings - providing new usable floorspace whilst consuming fewer resources (and land!), and generating less waste than through demolition/reconstruction.
One way that we can work towards this is through the vertical extension of our existing buildings - providing new usable floorspace whilst consuming fewer resources (and land!), and generating less waste than through demolition/reconstruction.
One way that we can work towards this is through the vertical extension of our existing buildings - providing new usable floorspace whilst consuming fewer resources (and land!), and generating less waste than through demolition/reconstruction.
This will also hold back urban sprawl and promote high density, mixed-use spaces within our cities - something that is thought to make us more productive, and means that we need less infrastructure to support more people!
This will also hold back urban sprawl and promote high density, mixed-use spaces within our cities - something that is thought to make us more productive, and means that we need less infrastructure to support more people!
This will also hold back urban sprawl and promote high density, mixed-use spaces within our cities - something that is thought to make us more productive, and means that we need less infrastructure to support more people!
This will also hold back urban sprawl and promote high density, mixed-use spaces within our cities - something that is thought to make us more productive, and means that we need less infrastructure to support more people!
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