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Editorial Team

Meet our dedicated, experienced team of editors.

 

Editor in Chief
Virginia Gori
University College London
Niklaus Kohler
Karlsruhe Insititute of Technology
University of Macau
Leeds Sustainability Institute
 

Former Editorial Team Members

Ray Cole

Ray Cole

Associate Editor
2019-July 2022
Sofie Pelsmakers

Sofie Pelsmakers

Associate Editor
2019-July 2022
Fionn Stevenson

Fionn Stevenson

Associate Editor
2019-2021
Faye Wade
Associate Editor 2019 - Jan 2023
Associate Editor, 2022 - 2024
Rihab Khalid
Associate Editor, February - July 2024
 

Production Team

Cris Ratti

Cris Ratti

Copy Editor

Latest Commentaries

The current situation is implausible: there are pledges for 2030 but no roadmaps for their fulfilment over time. Image: Giovanna Cassavia (TU Graz).

To achieve net zero GHG emissions by mid-century (the Breakthrough Agenda) it is vital to establish explicit sector-specific roadmaps and targets. With an eye to the forthcoming COP30 in Brazil and based on work in the IEA EBC Annex 89, Thomas Lützkendorf, Greg Foliente and Alexander Passer argue why specific goals and measures for building, construction and real estate are needed in the forthcoming round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0).

A session from a participatory drawing workshop at the Rumi Library, led by Sadia Sharmin in 2019

While Living Labs are often framed as structured, institutionalised spaces for innovation, Sadia Sharmin (Habitat Forum Berlin) reinterprets the concept through the lens of grassroots urban practices. She argues that self-organised knowledge spaces can function as Living Labs by fostering situated learning, collective agency, and community resilience. The example of a Living Lab in Bangladesh provides a model pathway to civic participation and spatial justice.