Living For The City
The Draft London Plan consultation ends on 15 October 2026 at 5:00 PM . This is the first of two posts showing my working out whilst considering a response to the Draft Plan through the lenses of my two favourite soapboxes: natural light and green infrastructure around buildings. This one is a summary of the…
Heart of Glass or The Impossible Window: Balancing Heat, Light and Health in Glazing Design
Quick summary: Windows are being asked to do three competing jobs at once — retain heat, admit daylight, and support health through exposure to the full solar spectrum, including near-infrared (NIR) light. Modern high-performance glazing solves the first problem by filtering out exactly the wavelengths emerging research suggests may matter for good cell function. There’s…