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New commentary! Harnessing Design Research to Encourage Alternative Futures Both research and practice have a key role in developing positive, shared visions for the built environment. buff.ly/4j1VoWM

Special issue! Energy Sufficiency in Buildings and Cities This special issue explores what the concept of sufficiency means for the built environment - both as a floor and a ceiling to ensure a "good life". buff.ly/3PhjUpt

New paper! Operationalising energy sufficiency for low-carbon built environments in urbanising India How does one define the concept of energy sufficiency for the growth of cities and operationalise it in a developing context? buff.ly/4ikOBqW

Special issue! Health Inequalities and Indoor Environments There is compelling evidence that aspects of indoor environments can adversely affect health, but the role of indoor environments in health inequalities is less understood. buff.ly/4fKv6Xh

Commentary! Cities-Scale Research to Address Climate Change Gerald Mills considers the big challenges for cities amid global climate change and discusses the need for an interdisciplinary approach among urban climate sciences to overcome obstacles. buff.ly/4anBsKk

Book Reviews! Architecture and Spatial Culture Kerstin Sailer reviews this book that cleverly illustrates the social implications of architectural decisions by interweaving scientific arguments and the author’s personal experiences with spatial culture. buff.ly/3CpYVxg

Book Reviews! Healthy Urbanism. Designing and Planning Equitable, Sustainable and Inclusive Places Bomin Kim reviews this excellent book that provides a comprehensive and actionable guide to create equitable, inclusive and sustainable urban environments. buff.ly/4brL0m5

Commentary! T-Shaped Interdisciplinarity: A Model for Applied Research? Marilyne Andersen discusses the paradox of interdisciplinarity, highlighting it as a necessary research approach that is seldom valued in academia. buff.ly/4f8jgFx

Commentary! A World in Emergency and Emergence If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to continuously change. buff.ly/41bjibs

Calls for Papers！The Complexity of Disaster Reconstruction Guest Editor: Paolo Tombesi (EPFL) Deadline for abstracts: 24 MARCH 2025 (noon GMT) buff.ly/3WVyDKC

Buildings & Cities gratefully acknowledges and thanks our reviewers High-quality peer review is essential to the success of this journal and we greatly appreciate the dedication and efforts of all those who have contributed to this. buff.ly/4hJeWy8

New Commentary! Reframing Sustainable Construction Why a new approach to sustainable development is needed. Alice Moncaster (University of the West of England) reflects on the lack of progress in sustainable development over several decades. buff.ly/4il9ph1

New Commentary! Artificial Intelligence and Decarbonisation How building research can harness AI for mass decarbonisation Jenn McArthur reflects on how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming building decarbonisation research. buff.ly/4kh6esF

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New CFP: "Climate Change Risk and Decision-Making" Special issue of B&C Editors How should we respond to the increasing risks resulting from climate change? Who owns those risks & responsibilities? Abstracts due: 9 June 2025 Full details: buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pape…

News! Buildings & Cities is pleased to announce that in 2024 our peer reviewed articles were viewed and downloaded 523,612 times from the journal's website. We hope you will all continue to support us and enjoy reading our 2025 volume buff.ly/Vu6wnbQ

New commentary! Climate Mitigation & Carbon Budgets: Research Challenges Thomas Lützkendorf explains how the research community has helped to change the climate change policy landscape for the construction and real estate sectors. buff.ly/OiPnTc1

New commentary! Self-Organised Knowledge Space as a Living Lab How can a self-organised initiative in an informal settlement foster community engagement and confront social issues? buff.ly/oYiHU8o