Research Pathways——Design-Politics: A Long Search to Justify a Hyphen Lawrence J. Vale (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) explains how his research thinking has evolved over time to consider how politics and design interact at different scales. buff.ly/dxdmfIL

New Commentary! Reimagining Climate Action, Community Engagement and Professional Responsibility How can cities achieve higher levels of public support for, and behavioural engagement in, climate mitigation and adaptation? buff.ly/CXgG2qH

News! New UK National Buildings Database The UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced the completion of the National Buildings Database, developed for the Department by the UCL Energy Institute. buff.ly/L6z66RD

New Commentary! Disaster Reconstruction: Rebuilding Trust in Fragile States Why do response efforts remain fragmented even when multiple actors mobilise simultaneously? buff.ly/6bIcqAJ

Dr Francis (Frank) Cuthbert Duffy CBE passed away on 21st February, aged 85, following a long illness. Frank’s extraordinary career had a far-reaching, permanent impact internationally, both on architecture and design, and the wider real estate industry. buff.ly/vAe1EBb

Sustainable Buildings and Construction Summit 2026！ EVENT: 20-22 April 2026 Its aim is to accelerate the transition to a resilient built environment worldwide, with particular focus on emerging markets and developing economies. buff.ly/pIGKfST

Call for Papers! Digitalisation meets transformative governance: Towards urban and regional sustainability Deadline: 26.04.2026 buff.ly/6qUFW3t

New paper! Environmental impacts of reclaimed #bricks: comparing different #deconstruction methods Reclaimed bricks have only 20% of the total environmental impact of virgin bricks and outperform them in all relevant impact categories. buff.ly/UdQzww2

New paper! eCOMBINE: framework for energy, comfort, behaviour and a multi-domain environment The eCOMBINE explores the relationships among combined #indoor environmental quality, occupant behaviour, global environmental comfort and building #energy use. buff.ly/r1ywpVE

New paper! #Post-disaster #reconstruction: infill housing prototypes for Kathmandu The key research objective is to explore the potential of a new typology that offers an alternative to the ubiquity of the #concrete-frame house. buff.ly/l3pjVly

Latest Special Issue! Living Labs: Agents for Change What are the roles and impacts that #Living Labs play in increasing civic resilience and supporting ecological transition in different contexts and at different scales? buff.ly/mBM9gc7

Call for papers! Building Performance Evaluation: Achieving Better Outcomes Guest editors: Bill Bordass, Paul Ruyssevelt & Fionn Stevenson Abstracts due: 23 March 2026 noon (GMT) buff.ly/j29T8p3

New paper! Living labs and building testing labs: enabling #climate change adaptation Climate action requires rapid, evidence-based, and locally appropriate adaptation measures. buff.ly/1BbAijI

Calls for Papers! #Building Performance Evaluation: Achieving Better Outcomes What is the potential for BPE to support better outcomes? How can BPE become mainstreamed? Abstracts due: 23 March 2026, noon (GMT) buff.ly/ENy6IOV

New Book Review! Routledge Handbook of Degrowth What is the meaning of degrowth? How long has it been around and where in the world? And why is it relevant to the built environment? buff.ly/0xITmXZ

The Editors of Buildings & Cities would like to thank all our reviewers for their contribution and support during 2025. We wish to acknowledge and celebrate the dedication and efforts of all those who have contributed to this. buff.ly/rNyZrNK

Briefing Note: How #urban green #infrastructure contributes to carbon neutrality Reaching the #carbon-neutrality targets of cities necessitates not only reducing emissions but also enhancing #carbon sinks. buff.ly/XXC5cR5

Call for Abstracts! Mainstreaming Building Component Reuse Deadline for abstracts: due 10 February 2026 What practices and policies are needed for the viable reuse of building components? buff.ly/AVSFb1L

Environmental effects of #urban wind energy harvesting: a review Urban wind #energy harvesting is still emerging, mainly with the use of small wind turbines. The positive and negative effects need to be weighed to inform policy decisions and regulations. journal-buildingscities.org/…

New paper! Designing for pro-environmental behaviour change: the aspiration–reality gap Built-environment designers shape the spatial and material conditions that support or hinder pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs). buff.ly/aPmaVCQ