Architects have always adapted their designs for the key building indicators of their time. After decades of focus on energy efficiency, embodied carbon is quickly becoming the key indicator for our next generation of buildings. Yet most of us are only beginning to understand the work of life cycle analysis (LCA), which is central to…

QWEB welcomes Mark Wilkinson to its team as Director of the England overseas office, based in Milton Keynes, with a registered office in Salisbury. With his own consulting firm, and over 20 years of experience working for a variety of leading wood companies, Mr. Wilkinson has a strong background in testing and certification, along with…

The U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement today, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade war between the world’s two largest economies and sets the stage for a broader agreement down the road. The “Phase One” agreement is the product of months of intense talks between officials in Washington and Beijing. It…