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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

Lessons from Disaster Recovery: Build Better Before

Mary C. Comerio (University of California, Berkeley) explains why disaster recovery must begin well before a disaster occurs. The goal is to reduce the potential for damage beforehand by making housing delivery (e.g. capabilities and the physical, technical and institutional infrastructures) both more resilient and more capable of building back after disasters.

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).