A wonderfully positive book that shows how we must transform the way we construct buildings to work in harmony with the natural environment. There are lessons in here for us all!
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George Clarke, architect and presenter of Channel 4's George Clarke's Amazing Spaces

Not enough of us understand just how massive a contribution construction and the built environment make to the climate crisis – and we really need to! Will Arnold puts the whole construction story in perspective, in his user-friendly, jargon-free, solutions-rich Future Build.

Jonathon Porritt, environmentalist and author

Design as medicine; architecture as healing. Will Arnold's intriguing thesis is that the building industry can already be part of the solution, not part of the problem. His ambitious tour through the world of the possible is entertaining, authoritative and thoroughly readable

Tim Jackson, author of The Care Economy

Will Arnold brilliantly shows how radical innovations in materials and engineering are creating a brighter and more sustainable future for human civilisation. Superb.

Mark Miodownik, materials scientist, broadcaster and author

Compelling, global, and profoundly hopeful. We all inhabit buildings, and we should all care about how they are made.

Roma Agrawal MBE, engineer and author

This book reframes sustainable construction, providing clarity on the steps need to transform buildings and infrastructure from the cause of a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, degrading the natural environment, and exploiting labour to addressing climate change, restoring nature and improving lives.

Dame Jo da Silva, Global Sustainable Development Director, Arup